Movie
Planet of the Apes
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1968-02-07
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlton Heston as George Taylor
- Roddy McDowall as Cornelius
- Kim Hunter as Zira
- Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius
- James Whitmore as President of the Assembly
- James Daly as Dr. Honorious
- Linda Harrison as Nova
- Robert Gunner as Landon
- Lou Wagner as Lucius
- Woodrow Parfrey as Dr. Maximus
- Jeff Burton as Dodge
- Buck Kartalian as Julius
Crew
- Franklin J. Schaffner - Director
- Rod Serling - Screenplay
- Michael Wilson - Screenplay
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