Story Line
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.
“Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!”
Top 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
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Rating
7.7/ 10
Release Date
1968-02-07
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Science FictionAdventureDramaAction
Part of the Series
Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection
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User Reviews (7)
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No rating•2/20/2017
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I frst saw this film on its first run on CBS. I was in junior high and a hard core sci-fi fan. I was hooked from the first scene. Written by the late great Rod Serling based on the novel by Pierre Boulle, the story is very engagin...
John Chard
10/10
•12/22/2018I'm a seeker, too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be.
Planet of the Apes is directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and adapted to screenplay by Mic...
Nutshell
10/10
•8/3/2019A sci-fi film so groundbreaking (in too many ways to list here) let's suffice it to say that everything that came after it owes the film a debt as large as Kubrick's 2001, also made in '68. Anyone who enjoyed the recent reboot trilogy needs to seek t...
DanDare
9/10
•12/19/2019The writers turned a not very good novel into an allegory on race and religion.
It also takes an nuclear stance which makes an impact in its finale.
Charlton Heston is Taylor. An astronaut, part of a crew of four on a long term space mission.
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