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The Best Episodes Directed By Franklin J. schaffner

Every TV Episode Directed by Franklin J. schaffner Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Rank and File

    S3:E34

    A powerful union leader is interrogated by a Senate committee. Testifying before a Senate, William Kilcoyne tells the story of his career. He began as a factory worker and his shrewdness and ambition carried him up through the ranks to his present position as head of a large union.

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  2. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Killer Instinct

    S1:E2

    When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.

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  3. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Cruel Day

    S4:E11

    Synopsis 1: Violence and brutality greet a French Army captain when he arrives in Algeria to assume command of a remote outpost. He is appalled by the savage massacre of an Algerian family by the Rebels. When the French take a prisoner who knows the names of Rebel leaders, the captain is told that torture is the only way to make him talk. Then the captain meets the prisoner - a handsome, intelligent teenage boy. Synopsis 2: A French officer in the Algerian civil war faces a dilemma of conscience when it seems he must order the torture of a handsome, intelligent teenage boy in order to obtain information about the rebels who slaughtered an Algerian family.

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  4. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Jane Eyre

    S2:E14

    After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.

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  5. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Rockingham Tea Set

    S2:E20

    A young nurse's romance is blighted by a spirit. An early appearance by Grace Kelly.

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Franklin J. Schaffner Ratings Summary

"The Rank and File" is the best rated episode directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Rod Serling. It aired on 5/28/1959 and is rated 2.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Killer Instinct".