Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

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.

Born: May 30, 1920 in Tokyo, Japan

Died: July 2, 1989 (Age 69)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner Movie	7.1	Actor	Self - Director, 1970 (voice)	1997
The Magnificent Rebel Short Film	5.6	Actor	Self	1973
Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur Short Film		Actor	Himself	2023
Islands in the Stream Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Directing	Director	1977
Lionheart Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	1987
Nicholas and Alexandra Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director	1971
Papillon Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	8.1	Directing	Director, Producer	1973
Patton Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8	Directing	Director	1970
Planet of the Apes Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.9	Directing	Director	1968
Sphinx Movie	4.9	Directing	Director, Executive Producer	1981
The Best Man Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director	1964
The Boys from Brazil Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director	1978
The Double Man Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.7	Directing	Director	1967
The Stripper Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1963
The War Lord Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1965
Welcome Home Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1989
Yes, Giorgio Movie	3.6	Directing	Director	1982
The Man Who Had Influence Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1950
The Kill Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1952
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1952
Pontius Pilate Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1952
Twelve Angry Men Movie	7.7	Directing	Director	1954
The Strike Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1954
Dark Possession Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1954
The Arena Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1956
High Tor Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1956
Nightmare at Ground Zero Movie		Directing	Director	1958
The Velvet Alley Movie	8.4	Directing	Director	1959
Big Deal in Laredo Movie		Production	Executive Producer	1962
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Movie	9.5	Directing	Director, Screenplay
The Army Game Movie	7.1	Directing	Director, Producer
The Rag Jungle Movie	7.3	Directing	Director
Jane Eyre Movie		Directing	Director	1949
The Great Gatsby Movie	7.8	Directing	Director	1958
Playhouse 90 TV Show	8.1	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1956-1961
Producers' Showcase TV Show	6.9	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1954-1957
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director 110 Episodes	1948-1958
The Defenders TV Show	7.8	Directing	Director 6 Episodes	1961-1965
The DuPont Show of the Week TV Show	6	Directing	Director 4 Episodes	1961-1964
ABC Stage 67 TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1966-1967
Ford Star Jubilee TV Show	7.2	Writing	Writer 1 Episode	1955-1956
Planet of the Apes Test Reel Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	1966
A Tour of the White House Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	1962
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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