Directing
Community Rating
6.6
TMDB estimate
Born
May 30, 1920
Died
July 2, 1989 (age 69)
Born in
Tokyo, Japan
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.

Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur
as Himself
2023

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
as Self - Director, 1970 (voice)
1997

Welcome Home
as Director
1989

Lionheart
as Director
1987

Yes, Giorgio
as Director
1982

Sphinx
as Director, Executive Producer
1981

The Boys from Brazil
as Director
1978

Islands in the Stream
as Director
1977

Papillon
as Director, Producer
1973

The Magnificent Rebel
as Self
1973

Nicholas and Alexandra
as Director
1971
Film '72
as Self
1971

Patton
as Director
1970

Planet of the Apes
as Director
1968

The Double Man
as Director
1967

ABC Stage 67
as Director
1966

Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Director
1966

The War Lord
as Director
1965

The Best Man
as Director
1964

The Stripper
as Director
1963