Franklin J. Schaffner

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Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 – July 2, 1989) was an American director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is also known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). He served as President of the Directors Guild of America between 1987 and 1989.

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Franklin J. Schaffner

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for Director in Goldeneye (1965)

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Goldeneye (1965)

After a stealth jet is taken it sets MI6 on the trail of a Russian plot to cripple Western influence. As a result Agent 007 must rescue not just Britain but Europe as a whole, and the key to his survival is a data analyst programmer who may help lead him to the answers of why it points to a new devastating super weapon.

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