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Sphinx (1981) -- Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
Planet of the Apes (2001) -- An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist.
Planet of the Apes (1968) -- An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
Patton (1970) -- The World War II phase of the controversial American general's career is depicted.

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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
2 July 1989, Santa Monica, California, USA more
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
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Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Alternate Names:
Franklin Scaffner | Franklin S. Schaffner | Franklin · J · Schaffner | Franklin Schaffner | Frank Schaffner | S. Schaffner
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Filmography

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Director:
  1. 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]
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
  4. 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]

  5. 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]
  6. 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]
  7. 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]
  8. 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]
  9. 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]

  10. 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]
  11. 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]
  12. "ABC Stage 67" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Wide Open Door (1967) TV episode
  13. 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]
  14. "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)
  15. Ambassador at Large (1964) (TV)
  16. 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]
  17. 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]
  18. "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)
  19. Tour of the White House (1962) (TV)
  20. World's Greatest Robbery (1962) (TV)
  21. Cry Vengeance! (1961) (TV)
  22. "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)

  23. The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) (TV) (as Franklin Schaffner)
  24. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Great Sebastians (1957) TV episode
  25. "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)
  26. "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)
  27. "Ford Star Jubilee" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - High Tor (1956) TV episode
        - The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) TV episode
  28. "The Best of Broadway" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Broadway (1955) TV episode
  29. "Person to Person" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode #1.1 (1953) TV episode
  30. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
  31. "Tales of Tomorrow" (1951) TV series (unknown episodes)
  32. "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)

  33. "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:
  1. 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]

  2. 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]
  3. 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]

  4. Ambassador at Large (1964) (TV) (producer)
  5. "The DuPont Show of the Week" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1962)
        - Big Deal in Laredo (1962) TV episode (executive producer)

  6. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (producer) (1 episode, 1956)
        - Angel's Ransom (1956) TV episode (producer)
Actor:
  1. 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:
  1. "Ford Star Jubilee" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) TV episode (adaptation)
Thanks:
  1. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1973) (thanks: for your support)
  2. The Magnificent Rebel (1973) (thanks)
Self:
  1. Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner (1997) (V) (voice) .... Himself - Director, 1970

  2. The Magnificent Rebel (1973) .... Himself

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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. more
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