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    Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 – July 2, 1989) was an American film, television, and stage director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director...
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  • Papillon (1973 film) (category Films directed by Franklin J. Schaffner)
    Papillon is a 1973 epic historical drama prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr. was based...
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  • Planet of the Apes (1968 film) (category Films directed by Franklin J. Schaffner)
    of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based...
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    persuaded Charlton Heston to star; Heston in turn recommended director Franklin J. Schaffner. The team recorded a brief screen test featuring Heston, which ultimately...
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  • The Boys from Brazil (film) (category Films directed by Franklin J. Schaffner)
    The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 thriller film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, and features James Mason,...
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    won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and the Franklin J. Schaffner Award of the American Film Institute (AFI). For the pilot episode...
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  • The Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award is an American film award established by the Directors Guild of America (DGA), given to an associate director...
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  • Sphinx (film) (category Films directed by Franklin J. Schaffner)
    Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Lesley-Anne Down and Frank Langella. The screenplay by John Byrum...
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  • Schaffner is a surname, and may refer to: Dwite H. Schaffner (1889–1955), American Medal of Honor recipient Franklin J. Schaffner (1920–1989), American...
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    Doug Ellin, Scott Silver, and Mark Waters. He won the institute's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal. Aronofsky's debut feature, titled Pi—sometimes stylized...
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