- Nació el 1920-05-30 en Tokyo, Japan
- Falleció el 1989-07-02 a la edad de .
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 - July 2, 1989) was an American film director who is perhaps best known for directing such films as Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). Description above from the Wikipedia article Franklin J. Schaffner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia