Franklin J. Schaffner

American film director (1920–1989) (1921–1989)

Franklin James Schaffner was an American film, television, and stage director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is 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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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1962–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1962	A Tour Of The White House With Mrs. John F. Kennedy	CBS NEWS	58	16mm
1964	The Best Man ▶	Franklin J. Schaffner	102 min		B&W
1965	The War Lord.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Carter Management Co. Inc.	123 min	35mm	Color	sound
1967	Planet of the Apes	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation	1:52:00	16mm	Color	sound
1967	Planet Of The Apes.	Apjac Productions Inc.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.	112 min	35mm	Color	sound
1967	The Double Man.	Albion Film Distributors Ltd.	105 min	35mm	Color	sound
1969	Patton	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	171 min	16mm	Color	sound
1971	Nicholas and Alexandra	Learning Corp.	168 min	16mm	Color	sound
1971	Nicholas and Alexandra	Franklin J. Schaffner	168 min		Color
1973	Papillon.	Franklin J. Schaffner	144 min	16mm	Color	sound
1976	Nicholas and Alexandra: prelude to revolution, 1904-1905	Franklin J. Schaffner
1976	Nicholas and Alexandra: the Bolshevik Victory, 1917	Franklin J. Schaffner
1976	Nicholas and Alexandra: war and the fall of the Czar, 1914-1917	Franklin J. Schaffner
1977	Islands in the Stream	Franklin J. Schaffner
1978	The Boys From Brazil	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation	2:07:00	16mm	Color	sound
	The Silver whistle	Franklin J. Schaffner