Category: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

  • Planet of the Apes (1968, Franklin J. Schaffner)

    Planet of the Apes is, I’m fairly sure, the first film I’ve ever watched and known the director started in television. Franklin J. Schaffner has a lot of dynamic shots–helicopter shots, three dimensional motion and camera movement (which is rarer than one would think)–but none of them go together. It’s like watching a different movie…