Planet of the Apes

Movie Details

Title

Planet of the Apes

Original Title

Planet of the Apes

Genres

Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action

Tagline

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

Release Date

7 February 1968

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.

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Actors

Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner, Woodrow Parfrey, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Norman Burton, Wright King, Paul Lambert, Martin Abrahams, Army Archerd, James Bacon, Erlynn Mary Botelho, Priscilla Boyd, Eldon Burke, David Chow, Billy Curtis, Frank Delfino, Buddy Douglas, Chuck Fisher, William Graeff Jr., Lars Hensen, Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski, Norma Jean Kron, Robert Lombardo, Jerry Maren, Cass Martin, Stephan Merjanian, Harry Monty, John Quijada, Smokey Roberds, Dave Rodgers, Jane Ross, George Sasaki, Felix Silla, Emory Souza, Dianne Stanley, Joe Tornatore

Writer

—

Author

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Producer

Arthur P. Jacobs

Director of Photography

Leon Shamroy

Original Music Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

Country

 United States of America

Languages

English

Runtime

1 h 52 min

Production

APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox

Budget

$5,800,000

Certification

G

Revenue

$32,589,624

IMDB

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