
Planet of the Apes
1968
Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
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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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- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Written by
- Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson, Rod Serling
- Produced by
- Arthur P. Jacobs
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Cinematographer
- Leon Shamroy
- Editor
- Hugh S. Fowler
- Makeup FX
- Verne Langdon
- Studios
- 20th Century Fox, APJAC Productions
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- G
- Also known as
- Planet of the Apes 1968
- TMDB
- 7.6/10 (3,927 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 79/100
- IMDb
- 8.0/10 (208,875 votes)
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

Norman Burton
Hunt Leader

Wright King
Dr. Galen

Paul Lambert
Minister
Martin Abrahams
Human in Cage (uncredited)

Army Archerd
Gorilla (uncredited)

James Bacon
Ape (uncredited)
Crew
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Trailer
Score
Jerry Goldsmith
Planet Of The Apes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

















