#franklin schaffner

[ivovynckier]

"Patton" (Franklin Schaffner) won 10 Oscars. One of them was for Jerry Goldsmith's music.

(Francis Ford Coppola cowrote the screenplay.)

[scem8]

Kim Hunter on the set of Planet of the apes (1968).

[mm-doom]

[schlock-luster-video]

"You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy ..."

Starting a triptych of pieces inspired by the original Planet of the Apes movie! Here's a drawing of Zira and Zaius!

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"Dr. Zira and Dr. Zaius" (5" × 8" Pen on paper. (Cropping and background done in Photoshop.)

[noahberkley]

Contrast and Comparison: Franklin Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes, Richard Lester’s Bed-Sitting Room, and Hideaki Anno’s End of Evangelion. World’s end

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[movieposteroftheday]

Polish poster for THE BEST MAN (Franklin Schaffner, USA, 1964)

Designer: Andrzej Krajewski

Poster source: Heritage Auctions

[gregorygalloway]

Planet of the Apes premiered on 8 February 1968, before wider release in April.

Written by Rod Serling and Michael Wilson (based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle) and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, the film was a box office and critical success and spawned 4 (original) sequels, a TV series, an animated series.

It was nominated for 2 Academy Awards (Best Costume Design and Best Original Score) and received an Honorary Award for John Chambers’ groundbreaking make-up.

[schlock-luster-video]

"Beware the beast man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours ..."

Part 2 in a triptych of pieces inspired by the original Planet of the Apes movie! Here's Cornelius!

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"Cornelius" (5" × 8" Pen on paper. (Cropping and background done in Photoshop.)