Franklin J. Schaffner

Director. Born 30 May 1920 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 2 July 1989.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

30 May 1920, Tokyo, Japan

Died

2 July 1989

Active

1968–1973

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

74Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Franklin’s work 6 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 601

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $176m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1968–1973

Genres

Drama4
History2
War2
Action1
Adventure1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestPlanet of the Apes1968

58WorstNicholas and Alexandra1971

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41940s

221950s

111960s

51970s

41980s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1971Best Director · Patton

Primetime Emmy Awards3 won

Won1962Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · The Defenders
Won1956Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · Ford Star Jubilee
Won1955Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · Westinghouse Studio One

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Franklin J. Schaffner