Franklin J. Schaffner

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American film director American television director film director human television director

Franklin J. Schaffner was an American film and television director best known for acclaimed works such as "Patton," "Planet of the Apes," and "Papillon."

Aliases (1)

Franklin James Schaffner ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film director → American television director → film director → human → television director →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Director →
awardReceivedFor	Patton →
basedOn	United States film industry →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
directed	Lionheart → Nicholas and Alexandra → Papillon → Patton → Planet of the Apes → Sphinx → The Best Man → The Boys from Brazil → The Buccaneer (1958 film) → The Double Man → The Sergeant → The Stripper → The War Lord →
directedTelevision	Playhouse 90 → Studio One → The Defenders →
familyName	Schaffner →
fieldOfWork	cinema → television →
fullName	Franklin James Schaffner →
genre	drama film → historical drama → science fiction film → war film →
givenName	Franklin →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
notableFor	character-driven dramas → epic historical films → large-scale studio productions →
notableWork	Nicholas and Alexandra → Papillon → Patton → Planet of the Apes → The Boys from Brazil → The War Lord →
occupation	film director → television director →
workLocation	Hollywood →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Boys from Brazil (1978 film) →	director
Islands in the Stream →	filmAdaptationDirector
Franklin J. Schaffner ("Franklin James Schaffner") →	fullName