Franklin J. Schaffner Movies

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 was an often enigmatically quiet but no less confident and decisive filmma...

Documentary short featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the 1973 film "Papillon." The film stars Steve McQueen and is based on the life story of Henri Charriere, both of whom can be seen on set in "The Magnificent Rebel."

Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before he died in 1999) and they all seem to unanimously agree that he was a complete and total gentleman to work wit...