Franklin J. Schaffner

American film director (1920–1989)

3.60body-of-work score · ranked #313 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: May 30, 1921 · Tokyo
Died: July 2, 1989 · Santa Monica
Nationality: United States
Work: film director, trade unionist, director
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1
Patton Must-See #241
1970 · United States · biography, war, drama
Oscar Best Picture winner 1970 · AFI 100 (1998) #89 · National Film Registry (inducted 2003)
2.476 citations
2
Planet of the Apes
1968 · United States · sci-fi
National Film Registry (inducted 2001) · Empire 500 (2008) #350 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.513 citations
3
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · United Kingdom / United States · biography, drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1971
0.451 citation
4
Islands in the Stream
1977 · United States · adventure, drama
Kehr's annual top 10 1977 #7
0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 18 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1954Twelve Angry Men
1963The Stripper
1964The Best Man
1965The War Lord
1967The Double Man
1968Planet of the Apes
1970Patton
1971Nicholas and Alexandra
1973Papillon
1976Nicholas And Alexandra: Prelude To Revolution, 1904-1905
1976Nicholas And Alexandra: The Bolshevik Victory, 1917
1976Nicholas And Alexandra: War And The Fall Of The Czar, 1914-1917
1977Islands in the Stream
1978The Boys from Brazil
1981Sphinx
1982Yes, Giorgio
1987Lionheart
1989Welcome Home