---
title: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'trade unionist'
  - 'director'
  - 'film director'
born: '1921-05-30'
died: '1989-07-02'
birthplace: 'Tokyo'
deathplace: 'Santa Monica'
films_in_library: 14
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_J._Schaffner'
wikidata: 'Q51503'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Franklin J. Schaffner

trade unionist, director, film director.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1989 · [Welcome Home](https://cinepixo.com/movies/welcome-home-1989) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Lionheart](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lionheart-1987) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Yes, Giorgio](https://cinepixo.com/movies/yes-giorgio-1982) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Sphinx](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sphinx-1981) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [The Boys from Brazil](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boys-from-brazil-1978) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1977 · [Islands in the Stream](https://cinepixo.com/movies/islands-in-the-stream-1977) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1973 · [Papillon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/papillon-1973) — Director, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1971 · [Nicholas and Alexandra](https://cinepixo.com/movies/nicholas-and-alexandra-1971) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [Patton](https://cinepixo.com/movies/patton-1970) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [Planet of the Apes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/planet-of-the-apes-1968) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [The Double Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-double-man-1967) — actor, Director · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [The War Lord](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-war-lord-1965) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [The Best Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-man-1964) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [The Stripper](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-stripper-1963) — Director · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner
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