Franklin J. Schaffner

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Best Man, The (1964): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams…; Bitter political satire finds Fonda and Robertson competing against each other in a bid to win the presidency. The two foes soon find themselves…
War Lord, The (1965): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth…; Charlton Heston stars in this muscular historical adventure as an honoured knight who takes over a castle tower in the swampland of Normandy.…
Planet of the Apes (1968): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall; Classic sci–fi is a perfect blend of high entertainment and thought–provoking allegory. Charlton Heston and his band of…
Patton (1970): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates…; George C. Scott is unnervingly convincing as the real life WW2 General with whose military convictions were indeed unnerving. Co–written by…
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman…; The last Czars of Russia get an appropriately lavish send–off in this wagon–load of Hollywood corn. With Tom Baker (as Rasputin) and…
Papillon (1973): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman; Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman escape French prison colony Devil's Island. Memorable drama.
Islands in the Stream (1977): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. George C. Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland…; Solid, well–constructed adaptation of one of the more thoughtful Hemingway novels, with Scott as the sculptor who chooses to live in exile on a…
Boys from Brazil, The (1978): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, James Mason…; Ira Levin's novel makes for an ingenious if implausible thriller with obsessed Nazi–hunter Laurence Olivier trying to scupper super–Nazi…
Yes, Giorgio (1982): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Luciano Pavarotti, Kathryn Harrold; Enjoyable romance has Pavarotti as an Opera singer (what else?) who loses his voice but finds love with throat specialist Harrold.
Lionheart (1987): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nicholas Clay…; Young knight Eric Stoltz and a band of medieval tykes join King Richard II's crusade to defeat the Black Prince.

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