Film Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

American film director

1920 - 1989

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His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Franklin J. Schaffner is the 242nd most popular film director (up from 274th in 2024), the 400th most popular biography from Japan (down from 386th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 242 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Cacoyannis, Robert Wiene, John Schlesinger, Otto Preminger, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Ruggero Deodato. After him are Nicholas Ray, Thea von Harbou, Joe D'Amato, Bertrand Tavernier, James Foley, and Patrice Chéreau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 82. Before him are Richard Farnsworth, Kim Yong-ju, Setsuko Hara, Jack Warden, Arthur Hailey, and Ivan Kozhedub. After him are Albert Barillé, Jaan Kross, P. D. James, Gene Tierney, Dorothea Binz, and Abe Lenstra. Among people deceased in 1989, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 59. Before him are Valentin Glushko, Irving Berlin, John Payne, Boris Skossyreff, Graham Chapman, and Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz. After him are A. J. Ayer, Rashid Behbudov, José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha, R. D. Laing, Werner Best, and Kaoru Ishikawa.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 400 out of NaN. Before him are Emperor Sushun (520), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Akinori Nakayama (1943), Kikunae Ikeda (1864), Akira Matsunaga (1914), and Otoya Yamaguchi (1943). After him are Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Koji Sasaki (1936), Shizuo Miyama (null), Yamato Takeru (72), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), and Kentaro Miura (1966).

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Among Film Directors In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Franklin J. Schaffner ranks 8. Before him are Akira Kurosawa (1910), Isao Takahata (1935), Takeshi Kitano (1947), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), and Masaki Kobayashi (1916). After him are Nagisa Oshima (1932), Shohei Imamura (1926), Mamoru Oshii (1951), Hideaki Anno (1960), Satoshi Kon (1963), and Makoto Shinkai (1973).

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