Franklin J. Schaffner
Birthday: 1920-05-30
Deathday: 1989-07-02
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
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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1989-09-29 | Welcome Home |
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1987-08-14 | Lionheart |
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1982-09-24 | Yes, Giorgio |
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1981-02-11 | Sphinx |
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1978-10-05 | The Boys from Brazil |
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1977-03-09 | Islands in the Stream |
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1973-12-16 | Papillon |
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1971-11-29 | Nicholas and Alexandra |
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1970-01-25 | Patton |
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1968-02-07 | Planet of the Apes |
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1967-04-25 | The Double Man |
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1966-03-01 | Planet of the Apes Test Reel |
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1965-11-17 | The War Lord |
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1964-04-05 | The Best Man |
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1963-06-19 | The Stripper |
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1962-02-13 | A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy |
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1959-01-22 | The Velvet Alley |
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1958-06-26 | The Great Gatsby |
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1958-05-15 | Nightmare at Ground Zero |
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1956-11-20 | The Rag Jungle |
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1956-07-03 | The Army Game |
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1956-04-09 | The Arena |
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1956-03-10 | High Tor |
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1955-10-01 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial |
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1954-09-20 | Twelve Angry Men |
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1954-06-07 | The Strike |
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1954-02-15 | Dark Possession |
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1953-02-02 | Mark of Cain |
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1952-12-22 | The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus |
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1952-09-22 | The Kill |
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1952-04-07 | Pontius Pilate |
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1950-05-29 | The Man Who Had Influence |
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1950-05-01 | Miracle in the Rain |
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1949-12-12 | Jane Eyre |