Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur
- 2023
- 37m
Franklin J. Schaffner is the man behind a great many iconic American films: Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Papillon (1973), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and others. Though he he w... Read allFranklin J. Schaffner is the man behind a great many iconic American films: Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Papillon (1973), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and others. Though he he was an often enigmatically quiet but no less powerful filmmaker, seldom was he discussed as... Read allFranklin J. Schaffner is the man behind a great many iconic American films: Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Papillon (1973), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and others. Though he he was an often enigmatically quiet but no less powerful filmmaker, seldom was he discussed as an "auteur" director, despite his Academy Award win for Best Director and many august ins... Read all