Editing Franklin J. Schaffner (section)

==Feature films==
===Early films===
In January 1960 Schaffner signed a multi picture deal with Columbia Pictures.<ref>MITCHUM GETS ROLE IN 'GRASS IS GREENER', New York Times 14 Jan 1960: 31.</ref>

In May 1961 he signed to make ''A Summer Place'' at 20th Century Fox with Fabian and Dolores Hart.<ref>TV Ace With 20th; Vallee Goes Legit: Movies for Children Listed; Debbie May Play Ruth Roland
Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 12 May 1961: A11.</ref> The film was not made. Schaffner directed ''The Good Years'' (1962) for TV with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.<ref>TV: 'The Good Years': Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Mort Sahl Star in Presentation on Channel 2
By JACK GOULD. New York Times 13 Jan 1962: 47.</ref> Other TV work included ''The Great American Robbery''.<ref>THE GREAT ROBBERY
Page, Don. Los Angeles Times 29 Apr 1962: B2.</ref>

Instead Schaffner's first motion picture was ''[[The Stripper (film)|The Stripper]]'' (1963), made at Fox from a play by [[William Inge]], starring [[Richard Beymer]] and [[Joanne Woodward]]. The film was well-received critically, but not a commercial success.

He continued to work for TV including ''[[The Legend of Lylah Clare]]''.<ref>THE TV SCENE: 'Show of Week' Modem 'Dybbuk'
Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 17 May 1963: C12.</ref>

Schaffner later made ''[[The Best Man (1964 film)|The Best Man]]'' (1964) based on a play by [[Gore Vidal]] and ''[[The War Lord]]'' (1965), based on a play by [[Leslie Stevens]], with [[Charlton Heston]]. In a 1966 interview he said "as you mature you learn that the story is the most important thing."<ref>Schaffner: TV to Big Screen
Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 17 Mar 1966: d17.</ref> He announced various films for Columbia – ''The Day Lincoln Was Shot'', ''The Whistle Blows for Victory'' and ''The Green Beret'' – but they were not made.<ref>Schaffner Whistles for Sean Connery: Readers on Flint vs. Bond; Movie Music Goes on Block
Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 11 Feb 1965: D11.</ref>

He went to Britain to make ''[[The Double Man (1967 film)|The Double Man]]'' (1967) with [[Yul Brynner]], a film Schaffner admitted he did for the money.<ref name="patton">Balancing Act Pays Off for 'Patton' Director: Incomplete Source
Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 May 1970: h1.</ref>

===Peak===
Schaffner had a huge critical and commercial hit in ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (1968) starring Heston at 20th Century Fox.

In December 1968 Schaffner signed a non-exclusive three-picture deal with Columbia.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Pat Suzuki Signs for Role
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 20 Dec 1968: f22.</ref>

His next film was for 20th Century Fox, however: ''[[Patton (film)|Patton]]'' (1970), a biopic of [[General Patton]] starring [[George C. Scott]]. It was a major success for which Schaffner won the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] and the [[Directors Guild of America Award|Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director]].

He made ''[[Nicholas and Alexandra]]'' (1971) for producer [[Sam Spiegel]]. It was an expensive box-office failure. Schaffner followed it with ''[[Papillon (1973 film)|Papillon]]'' (1973) a $14 million epic with Steve McQueen and [[Dustin Hoffman]] that was a considerable financial success.<ref>Schaffner Has His Fingers Crossed: Schaffner's Fingers Crossed
HOFFERKAMP, JACK. Los Angeles Times 4 Jan 1974: d16.</ref> In 1971 he said his films "are  almost always about people who are out of their time and place."<ref name="dyn"/>

Schaffner intended to follow ''Papillon'' with ''Dynasty of Western Outlaws'', about outlaws over the years in Missouri from a script by John Gay, and an adaptation of ''[[The French Lieutenant's Woman]]''.<ref name="dyn">McQueen – The Man Who Got Away
By A.H. WEILER. New York Times 26 Dec 1971: D15.</ref> He ended up making neither: ''Dynasty'' was never made, and ''French Lieutenant'' was made a decade later by another director.

Schaffner reunited with George C. Scott in ''[[Islands in the Stream (film)|Islands in the Stream]]'' (1977), based on the novel by [[Ernest Hemingway]].<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: The Reteaming of Scott and Schaffner
Murphy, Mary. Los Angeles Times 20 Mar 1975: i16.</ref> He then did ''[[The Boys from Brazil (film)|The Boys from Brazil]]'' (1978) based on a novel by [[Ira Levin]] with [[Gregory Peck]] and [[Laurence Olivier]].

===Later work===
His later films included ''[[Sphinx (film)|Sphinx]]'' (1981), a $10 million thriller about Egypt based on a novel by Robin Cook and produced by Stanley O'Toole, who had made ''Boys from Brazil'' with Schaffner.<ref>FILM MAKING IN PHARAOH LAND: TUT, TUT: FILM MAKING IN PHARAOH LAND
Hall, William. Los Angeles Times (11 May 1980: u6.</ref> It was a commercial and critical failure, as was ''[[Yes, Giorgio]]'' (1982), a musical comedy starring [[Luciano Pavarotti]].

Schaffner's last films were the critically well-received ''[[Lionheart (1987 film)|Lionheart]]'' (1987) and ''[[Welcome Home (1989 film)|Welcome Home]]'' (1989).

Schaffner was president of the [[Directors Guild of America]] from 1987 until his death in 1989.