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Planet of the Apes

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

  • Movie
  • 1968
  • G
  • 1h 52m

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

7.7

TMDB audience rating
7.7 out of 10 from 4,177 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Charlton Heston

    Charlton HestonGeorge Taylor

  • Roddy McDowall

    Roddy McDowallCornelius

  • Kim Hunter

    Kim HunterZira

  • Maurice Evans

    Maurice EvansDr. Zaius

  • James Whitmore

    James WhitmorePresident of the Assembly

  • James Daly

    James DalyDr. Honorious

  • Linda Harrison

    Linda HarrisonNova

  • Robert Gunner

    Robert GunnerLandon

  • Lou Wagner

    Lou WagnerLucius

  • Woodrow Parfrey

    Woodrow ParfreyDr. Maximus

  • Jeff BurtonDodge

  • Buck Kartalian

    Buck KartalianJulius

  • Norman Burton

    Norman BurtonHunt Leader

  • Wright King

    Wright KingDr. Galen

  • Paul Lambert

    Paul LambertMinister

  • Martin AbrahamsHuman in Cage (uncredited)

  • Army Archerd

    Army ArcherdGorilla (uncredited)

  • James Bacon

    James BaconApe (uncredited)

Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer
Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson and Rod Serling
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy