List of the best Franklin Schaffner movies: Planet of the Apes(1968), Papillon(1973), Nicholas and Alexandra(1971), The Stripper(1963), The War Lord(1965), Lionheart(1987), Sphinx(1981), Islands in the Stream(1977) ... ...
Adventure, Sci-Fi
USA
1968
112 Minutes
Director
Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Maurice Evans James Whitmore James Daly Linda Harrison Robert Gunner
astronaut slave prisoner dark creative outer space desert cave travel accident racism hunting evolution communism escape pursuit rivalry 21st century
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
1973
150 Minutes
Director
Steve McQueen Dustin Hoffman Victor Jory Don Gordon Anthony Zerbe Robert Deman Woodrow Parfrey Bill Mumy George Coulouris Ratna Assan William Smithers
convict forger prisoner doctor indian nun gritty brutal dark fiery tense emotional french guiana prison camp cell jungle colombia devil's island imprisonment escape
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Drama, History
UK
1971
183 Minutes
Director
Michael Jayston Janet Suzman Tom Baker Roderic Noble Harry Andrews Irene Worth Ania Marson Lynne Frederick Candace Glendenning Fiona Fullerton Jack Hawkins
czar nicholas ii princess daughter secret agent aristocrat rasputin emotional gripping moving russia siberia castle execution revolution mutiny family historical events exile fall escape
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Drama
USA
1963
95 Minutes
Director
Joanne Woodward Richard Beymer Claire Trevor Carol Lynley Robert Webber Louis Nye Louise Hovick Michael J. Pollard Sondra Blake Susan Brown Marlene Delamater
stripper friend son boyfriend madam neighbor bleak emotional uneasy kansas club house bedroom small town love relationships small-town life stripping affair hard times
Lila Green is an insecure and aging showgirl for Madame Olga's stage shows. When her boyfriend, Rick, runs off with the show's money, Madame Olga and Ronny let Lila go. Lila goes to stay ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1965
123 Minutes
Director
Charlton Heston Richard Boone Rosemary Forsyth Maurice Evans Guy Stockwell Niall MacGinnis Henry Wilcoxon James Farentino Woodrow Parfrey John Alderson Allen Jaffe
knight brother bride-to-be duke village elder brooding gripping rousing coast medieval kingdom europe fortress house village desire love triangle brotherhood marriage war love
In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.
Adventure
Hungary|USA
1987
104 Minutes
Director
Eric Stoltz Gabriel Byrne Nicola Cowper Dexter Fletcher Deborah Moore Nicholas Clay
A young knight sets out to join King Richard's crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. It is Robert Narra's ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|Egypt|Hungary
1981
119 Minutes
Director
Lesley-Anne Down Frank Langella Maurice Ronet John Gielgud Vic Tablian Martin Benson John Rhys-Davies Nadim Sawalha Tutte Lemkow Saeed Jaffrey Eileen Way
antique dealer criminal enemy adult archaeologist thrilling gripping intense pyramid tomb egypt city desert chamber struggle competition get rich quick dangerous mission courage excavation
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse.
Adventure
1977
105 Minutes
Director
George C. Scott David Hemmings Claire Bloom Gilbert Roland Susan Tyrrell Richard Evans Julius Harris Hart Bochner Brad Savage Michael James Wixted Charles Lampkin
man friend son wife refugee dreamy emotional inspiring melancholy moving profound sad uneasy bahamas self-discovery family relationships aging altruism self-sacrifice metamorphosis
A Hemingwayesque artist (George C. Scott) plays and drinks in the 1940s Bahamas, visited by his first wife (Claire Bloom) and three sons.