Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Born May 30, 1920 in Tokyo, JapanDied July 2, 198935 films
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.
Start here
The best way into Franklin J. Schaffner's work
First watchPapillon19737.8A 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 escape.View filmEssential films
Ranked by acclaim and reach
Filmography
35 films as director- 1989Welcome HomeDirector
- 1987LionheartDirector
- 1982Yes, GiorgioDirector
- 1981SphinxDirector
- 1978The Boys from BrazilDirector
- 1977Islands in the StreamDirector
- 1973PapillonDirector
- 1971Nicholas and AlexandraDirector
- 1970PattonDirector
- 1968Planet of the ApesDirector
- 1967The Double ManDirector
- 1966Planet of the Apes Test ReelDirector
- 1965The War LordDirector
- 1964The Best ManDirector
- 1963The StripperDirector
- 1962A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. KennedyDirector
- 1959The Velvet AlleyDirector
- 1958The Great GatsbyDirector
- 1958Nightmare at Ground ZeroDirector
- 1957Panic ButtonDirector
- 1957The Clouded ImageDirector
- 1957The PlayroomDirector
- 1956High TorDirector
- 1955The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialDirector
- 1954Twelve Angry MenDirector
- 1954The StrikeDirector
- 1954Dark PossessionDirector
- 1953Mark of CainDirector
- 1952The Play of the Nativity of the Child JesusDirector
- 1952The KillDirector
- 1952Pontius PilateDirector
- 1950The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in WonderlandDirector
- 1950The Man Who Had InfluenceDirector
- 1950Miracle in the RainDirector
- 1949Jane EyreDirector