Franklin J. Schaffner

Franklin J. Schaffner

1920-05-30 Tokyo, Japan 35 Credits

Biography

Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 – July 2, 1989) was an American director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is also known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). He served as President of the Directors Guild of America between 1987 and 1989.

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Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur

Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur

2023

as Himself

Acting

Franklin J. Schaffner is the man behind a great many iconic American films: Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Papillon (1973), The Boys from B...

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

1997

as Self - Director, 1970 (voice)

Acting

Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before ...

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1989

Director

5.6
Directing

Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family ...

Lionheart

Lionheart

1987

Director

5.5
Directing

A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves ...

Yes, Giorgio

Yes, Giorgio

1982

Director

3.8
Directing

A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a female throat specialist, Pamela Taylor, whom he falls in l...

Sphinx

Sphinx

1981

Director, Executive Producer

5.6
Directing Producing

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, a...

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978

Director

6.7
Directing

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

1977

Director

6.4
Directing

An isolated sculptor is visited by his three sons just before the start of WWII.

Papillon

Papillon

1973

Director, Producer

7.8
Directing Producing

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his esca...

The Magnificent Rebel

The Magnificent Rebel

1973

as Self

5.6
Acting

Documentary short featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the 1973 film "Papillon." The film stars Steve McQueen and is based on the life story of Henr...

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Director

6.9
Directing

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

Patton

Patton

1970

Director

7.5
Directing

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and p...

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968

Director

7.6
Directing

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds him...

The Double Man

The Double Man

1967

Director

6.1
Directing

In a complex piece of espionage the Russian secret service attempts to kidnap a high ranking officer in the CIA and replace him with a one of its own.

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

1966

Director

Directing

A make-up test to determine the feasibility of 'Planet of the Apes' (1968).

The War Lord

The War Lord

1965

Director

6.3
Directing

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the ...

The Best Man

The Best Man

1964

Director

7.3
Directing

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-ru...

The Stripper

The Stripper

1963

Director

4.7
Directing

An aging former movie starlet whose Hollywood career went nowhere, now reduced to dancing with a third-rate touring show, finds herself stranded in a ...

Big Deal in Laredo

1962

Executive Producer

Producing

A timid man with money problems gets into a big card game with some high-rollers.

A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy

1962

Director

9.0
Directing

Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy on a tour...

The Velvet Alley

The Velvet Alley

1959

Director

Directing

Ernie Pandish has tried to be a writer for years and has never made much money out of it. But now he seems likely to hit the big-time.

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1958

Director

Directing

Adaptation of the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald for "Playhouse 90." A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over...

Nightmare at Ground Zero

1958

Director

Directing

After the first atom bomb test, scientists realize the bomb was more powerful than they expected - which may have terrible results.

High Tor

High Tor

1956

Director

7.5
Directing

High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Sch...

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

1955

Director, Screenplay

Directing Writing

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial...

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

1954

Director

7.9
Directing

Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 S...

The Strike

The Strike

1954

Director

7.5
Directing

Major Gaylord grapples with a vexing command in the Korean War. Aired by Studio One in Hollywood, sponsored by Westinghouse.

Dark Possession

Dark Possession

1954

Director

Directing

A woman is accused by a poison-pen letter of murdering her husband.

Mark of Cain

1953

Director

Directing

A man is released from prison only to find a new kind of prison: society's judgment of an ex-con's continuing guilt. He now lives with his mother, his...

The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus

The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus

1952

Director

4.0
Directing

The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.

The Kill

The Kill

1952

Director

8.0
Directing

Jeff and his family just moved into a small, rural community. When two sinister locals tamper with Jeff's water pump, a fight breaks out among the thr...

Pontius Pilate

Pontius Pilate

1952

Director

Directing

The story, set 15 years after the Crucifixion, of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who is depicted as a victim of circumstances.

The Man Who Had Influence

The Man Who Had Influence

1950

Director

8.0
Directing

Business mogul's son David Grant uses his father's power to extricate himself from problems - until implication in a woman's death tests David's willi...

Miracle in the Rain

1950

Director

Directing

A lonely man and woman meet on rainy afternoon in New York. Studio One, Season 2, Episode 34

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1949

Director

Directing

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...