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...

persuaded Charlton Heston to star; Heston in turn recommended director Franklin J. Schaffner. The team recorded a brief screen test featuring Heston, which ultimately...

Papillon is a 1973 historical adventure drama prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr. was based...

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,...

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...

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...

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a TV play directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on Herman Wouk's play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, that was broadcast...

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...

making small student films. Heckerling is a recipient of AFI's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal celebrating her creative talents and artistic achievements...

Found Love" and "Formation" music videos. She was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the American Film Institute in 2019. Her directorial...

"Twelve Angry Men" is a 1954 teleplay directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and written by Reginald Rose for the American anthology television series Studio...

was feasible. The test, written by Rod Serling and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, starred Harrison's idol, Charlton Heston, and Edward G. Robinson...

The 72nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials...

The Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award is an American film award established by the Directors Guild of America (DGA), given to an associate director...

Iñárritu – Babel Documentaries Arūnas Matelis – Before Flying Back to Earth Amy J. Berg – Deliver Us from Evil Michael Glawogger – Workingman's Death James...

on campus. Franklin & Marshall alumni who have performed on the Green Room stage include Oscar-winning film director Franklin J. Schaffner and actors...

Drama Series Walter Hill – Deadwood for "Deadwood" J. J. Abrams – Lost for "Pilot (Part 1)" Christopher Chulack – ER for "Time of Death" John Patterson...

announced on January 10, 2024. David Nutter Janet Knutsen Gary Natoli Murphy, J. Kim (February 10, 2024). "Christopher Nolan Wins at Directors Guild for Oppenheimer...

go on longer. Brest has received the American Film Institute's Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, which "celebrates the recipient's extraordinary...

Roses by William Inge. This was the feature film debut of director Franklin J. Schaffner, and co-starred Carol Lynley, Robert Webber, and Richard Beymer...

Playhouse 90, also titled The Great Gatsby, which was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred Robert Ryan, Jeanne Crain and Rod Taylor. Most recently...

Annual Tony Awards Hamish Hamilton – The 86th Annual Academy Awards Louis J. Horvitz – The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Des McAnuff – Billy Crystal:...

Mysterious Benedict Society for "A Bunch of Smart Orphans" Michael Lembeck – The J Team Phill Lewis – Head of the Class for "Three More Years" Jeff Wadlow –...

Screen Writing Achievement 2005 – American Film Institute, USA, Franklin J. Schaffner Award 2007 – Stockholm International Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement...

including Paul Verhoeven, Franklin J. Schaffner, Richard Fleischer, Fred Schepisi, Michael Crichton, Jack Smight, Gordon Douglas, J. Lee Thompson, Paul Wendkos...

The 75th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials...

Thurgood Musical Variety Glenn Weiss – The 65th Annual Tony Awards Louis J. Horvitz – 2011 Kennedy Center Honors Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for...

The 68th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2015, were presented...

Wing for "Noël" Paris Barclay – The West Wing for "The Portland Trip" Henry J. Bronchtein – The Sopranos for "From Where to Eternity" Allen Coulter – The...

Alexandra is a 1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay by James Goldman and Edward Bond based on Robert...