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Franklin J. Schaffner
Filmography
Franklin J. Schaffner - filmography
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Welcome Home
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Trey Wilson, JoBeth Williams
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
During the Vietnamese war, US pilot Jake Robbins (Kris Kristofferson) was presumed dead after being shot down in action. In fact he was nursed back to health by Khmer Rouge peasant Leang, with whom he fell in love and started a family. However, when his American citizenship is discovered Jake is ..read more »
 
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from 69 members
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Papillon
(1973)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Zerbe, Victor Jory
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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Henri 'Papillon' Charriere's account of life in the infamous and reputedly inescapable Devil's Island prison, brought to the screen with Steve McQueen as its eponymous hero. Refusing to surrender to the cruelty of the prison regime, Papillon protects the bespectacled Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman) ..read more »
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from 7,602 members
Currently unavailable
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Nicholas And Alexandra
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Janet Suzman, Maurice Denham
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Certificate: 
Russian Tsar Nicholas II (Michael Jayston) and his German wife Alexandra (Janet Suzman) are driven apart as personal and social circumstances conspire against them. Their only son is born a haemophiliac, and Alexandra becomes obsessed with faith healer Rasputin (Tom Baker). Meanwhile, World War One ..read more »
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from 597 members
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Patton - Blu-ray
(1970)
Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Strong
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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The life and times of America's most famous modern general, George Patton (George C. Scott), are recreated in this screen biography which focuses on Patton's controversial exploits during the Second World War, where he eventually gave up command of the Seventh Army after slapping a soldier and ..read more »
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from 1 member
Due for release on 2nd August 2013
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Patton
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Stephen Young, George C. Scott, Karl Malden
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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In 1943 North Africa, George Patton (George C. Scott) assumes command of (and instills some much-needed discipline in) the American forces. Engaged in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler), Patton drives back The Desert Fox by using the German's own tactics. Promoted ..read more »
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from 4,666 members
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Planet of the Apes
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: James Whitmore, James Daly, Charlton Heston
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Certificate: 
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A group of astronauts, led by George Taylor (Charlton Heston), crash land on a strange planet where mute humans are treated as slaves by intelligent apes. Taylor is hunted down and captured by horse-riding gorillas, and then taken for experimentation by sympathetic chimpanzee Dr Zira (Kim Hunter). ..read more »
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from 6,865 members
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The War Lord
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal villiage where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.
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from 296 members
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Best Man
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Gene Raymond, Cliff Robertson, Penny Singleton
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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Oscar-nominated drama based on the slyly subversive play by Gore Vidal. The film is set in the months leading up to a presidential election and stars Henry Fonda as one of five presidential candidates who are willing to do anything to gain an advantage over their fellow contenders. Cliff Robertson ..read more »
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from 106 members
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