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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Franklin J. Schaffner was one of the most innovative creative minds in... more
Trivia:
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
6 wins
&
4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Grace Kelly: Green Fire, The Rockingham Tea Set
(From Alternative Film Guide. 16 November 2009, 9:40 PM, PST)
Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics
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(From Alternative Film Guide. 16 November 2009, 9:40 PM, PST)
Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics
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Alternate Names:
Franklin Scaffner | Franklin S. Schaffner | Franklin · J · Schaffner | Franklin Schaffner | Frank Schaffner | S. Schaffner
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Director:
- Welcome Home (1989)
... aka Bienvenido a casa (Spain) [es]
... aka Regresso da Guerra (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Ritorno dalla morte (Italy) [it]
... aka Tervetuloa kotiin (Finland) [fi]
... aka Welcome Home - Ein Toter kehrt zurück (West Germany) [de] - Lionheart (1987)
... aka Lionheart: The Children's Crusade (USA)
... aka Cuor di leone (Italy) [it]
... aka Jovens Cruzados (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Lejonhjärta (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Lionheart (West Germany) [de]
... aka Richard Löwenherz und die Kinder Gottes (West Germany) [de] - Yes, Giorgio (1982)
... aka Bravo Giorgio (Finland) [fi]
... aka Bravo, Giorgio (Finland) [fi]
... aka De Volta ao Metropolitan (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
... aka Geliebter Giorgio (West Germany) [de]
... aka Mondj igent giorgionak (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Sí, Giorgio (Spain) [es] - Sphinx (1981)
... aka Ölüm piramidi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka A Esfinge (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Der Fluch der Sphinx (West Germany) [de]
... aka La esfinge (Spain) [es]
... aka Sfinge (Italy) [it]
... aka Sfinksi (Finland) [fi] - The Boys from Brazil (1978)
... aka Boys from the Brussel (Philippines: English title)
... aka Ces garçons qui venaient du Brésil (France) (France: video title) [fr]
... aka The Boys from Brazil - Geheimakte Viertes Reich (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Anthropokynigito se dyo ipeirous (Greece) [el]
... aka Brasilian pojat (Finland) [fi]
... aka Chlopcy z Brazylii (Poland) [pl]
... aka Exontosate ton dimio tou Auschwitz (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka I ragazzi venuti dal Brasile (Italy) [it]
... aka Los niños de Brasil (Argentina) [es]
... aka Los niños del Brasil (Spain) [es]
... aka Meninos do Brasil (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Os Comandos da Morte (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Pojkarna från Brasilien (Sweden) [sv]
... aka The Boys from Brazil (West Germany) [de] - Islands in the Stream (1977)
... aka Inseln im Strom (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Öar i strömmen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka A Ilha do Adeus (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Isole nella corrente (Italy) [it]
... aka L'île des adieux (France) [fr]
... aka La isla del adiós (Spain) [es]
... aka Orgismena kymata (Greece) [el]
... aka Saaret ja virta (Finland) [fi] - Papillon (1973)
... aka Motylek (Poland) (Poland: DVD title) [pl]
... aka Papillon (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Papillon (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Ba Bi Long (China: Mandarin title) [zh]
... aka Kelebek (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Leptir (Serbia) [sr]
... aka O petaloudas (Greece) [el]
... aka Papillon (Finland) [fi]
... aka Papillon (Poland) [pl]
... aka Papillon (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Parpar (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Pillangó (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Ppa Ppi Yong (South Korea) [ko] - Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
... aka Mikolaj i Aleksandra (Poland) [pl]
... aka Nicholas E Alexandra (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Nicolás y Alejandra (Spain) [es]
... aka Nicola e Alessandra (Italy) [it]
... aka Nicolas et Alexandra (France) [fr]
... aka Nikolai ja Aleksandra (Finland) [fi]
... aka Nikolaos kai Alexandra (Greece) [el]
... aka Nikolaus och Alexandra (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Nikolaus und Alexandra (West Germany) [de] - Patton (1970)
... aka Patton: A Salute to a Rebel
... aka Patton: Lust for Glory (UK: complete title)
... aka Patton (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka A tábornok (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Generál Patton (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
... aka General Patton (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Panssarikenraali Patton (Finland) [fi]
... aka Patton (Poland) [pl]
... aka Patton (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Patton - Pansargeneralen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Patton - Rebelde ou Herói? (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Patton - Rebell in Uniform (West Germany) [de]
... aka Patton generale d'acciaio (Italy) [it]
... aka Patton, o thrylos tis Normandias (Greece) [el] - Planet of the Apes (1968)
... aka Monkey Planet
... aka El planeta de los simios (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka La planète des singes (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka A majmok bolygója (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Abernes planet (Denmark) [da]
... aka Apinoiden planeetta (Finland) [fi]
... aka Apornas planet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka El planeta dels simis (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Il pianeta delle scimmie (Italy) [it]
... aka Maymunlar cehennemi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka O Homem Que Veio do Futuro (Portugal) [pt]
... aka O Planeta dos Macacos (Brazil) [pt]
... aka O anthropos pou ilthe apo to mellon (Greece) [el]
... aka Planet der Affen (West Germany) [de]
... aka Planeta majmuna (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Planeta opic (Czechoslovakia) [cs] - The Double Man (1967)
... aka Der doppelte Mann (West Germany) [de]
... aka Doppio bersaglio (Italy) [it]
... aka Dubbelgångaren (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Iki yüzlü adam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Kaksoisvakooja (Finland) [fi]
... aka La griffe (France) [fr]
... aka Mi doble en los Alpes (Spain) [es]
... aka O Espião Duplo (Portugal) [pt]
... aka O diplos anthropos (Greece) [el] - "ABC Stage 67" (1 episode, 1967)
- The Wide Open Door (1967) TV episode - The War Lord (1965) (as Franklin S. Schaffner)
... aka Die Normannen kommen (West Germany) [de]
... aka El señor de la guerra (Spain) [es]
... aka Harp ilâhi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Il principe guerriero (Italy) [it]
... aka Le seigneur de la guerre (France) [fr] - "The DuPont Show of the Week" (10 episodes, 1962-1964)
- Ambassador at Large (1964) TV episode
- Don't Go Upstairs (1964) TV episode
- More, More, More, More (1964) TV episode
- Jeremy Rabbitt - The Secret Avenger (1964) TV episode
- The Legend of Lylah Clare (1963) TV episode
(5 more) - Ambassador at Large (1964) (TV)
- The Best Man (1964)
... aka Gore Vidal's The Best Man (USA: complete title)
... aka Der Kandidat (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Que le meilleur l'emporte (Belgium: French title: TV title) (France) [fr]
... aka Den bedste mand (Denmark) [da]
... aka Dynamis kai pathos (Greece) [el]
... aka L'amaro sapore del potere (Italy) [it]
... aka Paras mies voittaa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Paras mies voittakoon (Finland) [fi]
... aka Ten najlepszy (Poland) [pl] - The Stripper (1963)
... aka Woman of Summer (UK)
... aka Die verlorene Rose (West Germany) [de]
... aka Donna d'estate (Italy) [it]
... aka Ei ruusuja morsiamelle (Finland) [fi]
... aka Les loups et l'agneau (Belgium: French title: dubbed version) [fr]
... aka Rosas perdidas (Spain) [es] - "The Defenders" (6 episodes, 1961-1962)
... aka Los defensores (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka La parola alla difesa (Italy) [it]
... aka Les accusés (France) [fr]
... aka Preston & Preston (West Germany) [de]
... aka Puolustuksella on puheenvuoro (Finland) [fi]
- Reunion with Death (1962) TV episode
- The Tarnished Cross (1962) TV episode
- Gideon's Follies (1961) TV episode
- The Attack (1961) TV episode
- The Boy Between (1961) TV episode
(1 more) - Tour of the White House (1962) (TV)
- World's Greatest Robbery (1962) (TV)
- Cry Vengeance! (1961) (TV)
- "Playhouse 90" (19 episodes, 1957-1960)
- The Cruel Day (1960) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Silver Whistle (1959) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Rank and the File (1959) TV episode
- Dark December (1959) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- In Lonely Expectation (1959) TV episode
(14 more) - The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) (TV) (as Franklin Schaffner)
- "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1957)
- The Great Sebastians (1957) TV episode - "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (6 episodes, 1956-1957)
- So Short a Season (1957) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Rag Jungle (1956) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- Angel's Ransom (1956) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- Antigone (1956) TV episode
- Roar of the Lion (1956) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
(1 more) - "Studio One" (112 episodes, 1949-1956)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Family Protection (1956) TV episode
- The Drop of a Hat (1956) TV episode
- The Arena (1956) TV episode
- The Tale of St. Emergency (1956) TV episode
- Flower of Pride (1956) TV episode
(107 more) - "Ford Star Jubilee" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- High Tor (1956) TV episode
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) TV episode - "The Best of Broadway" (1 episode, 1955)
- Broadway (1955) TV episode - "Person to Person" (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode #1.1 (1953) TV episode - "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title) - "Tales of Tomorrow" (1951) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Ford Theatre Hour" (21 episodes, 1950-1951)
- The Ghost Patrol (1951) TV episode
- Night over London (1951) TV episode
- Three in a Room (1951) TV episode
- Peter Ibbetson (1951) TV episode
- Dead on the Vine (1951) TV episode
(16 more) - "Wesley" (13 episodes, 1949)
- Episode #1.13 (1949) TV episode
- Episode #1.12 (1949) TV episode
- Episode #1.11 (1949) TV episode
- Episode #1.10 (1949) TV episode
- Episode #1.9 (1949) TV episode
(8 more)
Producer:
- Sphinx (1981) (executive producer)
... aka Ölüm piramidi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka A Esfinge (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Der Fluch der Sphinx (West Germany) [de]
... aka La esfinge (Spain) [es]
... aka Sfinge (Italy) [it]
... aka Sfinksi (Finland) [fi] - Papillon (1973) (producer)
... aka Motylek (Poland) (Poland: DVD title) [pl]
... aka Papillon (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Papillon (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Ba Bi Long (China: Mandarin title) [zh]
... aka Kelebek (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Leptir (Serbia) [sr]
... aka O petaloudas (Greece) [el]
... aka Papillon (Finland) [fi]
... aka Papillon (Poland) [pl]
... aka Papillon (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Parpar (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Pillangó (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Ppa Ppi Yong (South Korea) [ko] - Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) (producer) (as Franklin · J · Schaffner)
... aka Mikolaj i Aleksandra (Poland) [pl]
... aka Nicholas E Alexandra (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Nicolás y Alejandra (Spain) [es]
... aka Nicola e Alessandra (Italy) [it]
... aka Nicolas et Alexandra (France) [fr]
... aka Nikolai ja Aleksandra (Finland) [fi]
... aka Nikolaos kai Alexandra (Greece) [el]
... aka Nikolaus och Alexandra (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Nikolaus und Alexandra (West Germany) [de] - Ambassador at Large (1964) (TV) (producer)
- "The DuPont Show of the Week" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1962)
- Big Deal in Laredo (1962) TV episode (executive producer) - "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (producer) (1 episode, 1956)
- Angel's Ransom (1956) TV episode (producer)
Actor:
- The Double Man (1967) (uncredited) .... Man at Station
... aka Der doppelte Mann (West Germany) [de]
... aka Doppio bersaglio (Italy) [it]
... aka Dubbelgångaren (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Iki yüzlü adam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Kaksoisvakooja (Finland) [fi]
... aka La griffe (France) [fr]
... aka Mi doble en los Alpes (Spain) [es]
... aka O Espião Duplo (Portugal) [pt]
... aka O diplos anthropos (Greece) [el]
Writer:
- "Ford Star Jubilee" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) TV episode (adaptation)
Thanks:
- And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1973) (thanks: for your support)
- The Magnificent Rebel (1973) (thanks)
Self:
- Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner (1997) (V) (voice) .... Himself - Director, 1970
- The Magnificent Rebel (1973) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1966, he produced an unsold adventure pilot called "One-Eyed Jacks Are Wild" starring George Grizzard as an American who is asked to impersonate a murdered European monarch because of their uncanny resemblance.
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