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. Background image for The Rank and File
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Rank and File

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    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. Background image for Killer Instinct
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Killer Instinct

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    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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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Cruel Day

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    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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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Jane Eyre

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    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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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Rockingham Tea Set

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    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".