Planet of the Apes

1968

1h 52m

7.7

7.7/10

3,913 votes • View on IMDb

Science Fiction Adventure Drama Action

"Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!"

Overview

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

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Status: Released

Budget: $5,800,000

Revenue: $32,589,624

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

APJAC Productions 20th Century Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

space marine bondage human evolution based on novel or book gorilla dystopia chimp slavery time travel space travel distant future apocalypse astronaut ape human subjugation authoritarian callous demeaning hopeful mean spirited apes

Quick Facts

Release Date	February 7, 1968
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0063442
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Cast

Charlton Heston

George Taylor

Roddy McDowall

Cornelius

Kim Hunter

Zira

Maurice Evans

Dr. Zaius

James Whitmore

President of the Assembly

James Daly

Dr. Honorious

Linda Harrison

Nova

Robert Gunner

Landon

Lou Wagner

Lucius

Woodrow Parfrey

Dr. Maximus

Jeff Burton

Dodge

Buck Kartalian

Julius

Key Crew

Arthur P. Jacobs

Producer

Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

Michael Wilson

Screenplay

Rod Serling