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PG
19/04/1968 (GB)
Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action
1h 52m
- 76% (3733 votes)
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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.
- Franklin J. SchaffnerDirector
- Rod SerlingScreenplay
- Michael WilsonScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,800,000
Revenue
$32,589,624
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
- mudez
Top Billed 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
Recommendations
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Planet of the Apes (58%)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (64%)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (57%)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (73%)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (62%)
The Jungle Book (73%)
55 Days at Peking (70%)
The Little Devil (67%)
