Story Line
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
“The bizarre world of "Planet of the Apes" was only the beginning...”
Top Cast
James Franciscus
Brent
Kim Hunter
Zira
Maurice Evans
Dr. Zaius
Charlton Heston
Taylor
Linda Harrison
Nova
Paul Richards
Mendez
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Rating
6.1/ 10
Release Date
1970-04-23
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
AdventureScience FictionMystery
Part of the Series
Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection
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User Reviews (5)
Potential Kermode
10/10
•2/14/2017**James Franciscus versus the mutant lunatics!**
A great, dark sequel to the original classic that goes beyond the downbeat ending of the original and gives us an even more depressing one! No mean feat considering how bleak the ending to the first...
Wuchak
8/10
•10/11/2018_**Classic Sci-Fi Adventure with a KILLER Ending**_
Of the five original "Planet of the Apes" films only the first one (1968) and this sequel, "Beneath" (1970), are truly great and worthwhile. The three prequels devolve in quality: "Escape from"...
Nutshell
7/10
•8/3/2019Enjoyable mostly due to returning cast members, this first sequel could have been so much more. Sadly, this has "money grab" written all over it. Heston was reluctant to return, and only agreed once promised his character Taylor would die. One can on...
r96sk
7/10
•2/26/2022Quite a far way off its predecessor, even if <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> is still a good film.
Charlton Heston <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_the_Planet_of_the_Apes#:~:text=Although%20Charlton%20Heston,go%20to%20chari...