Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998 "Journey back to the Planet of the Apes"

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Behind the Planet of the Apes

7.4 | 2h7m | G | en | Documentary

Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.

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7.4 | 2h7m | G | en | Documentary , Science Fiction , TV Movie

Synopsis

Cast

Roddy McDowall , Charlton Heston , Richard D. Zanuck

Director

Cory Geryak

Producted By

20th Century Fox , Foxstar Productions

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Cast

Roddy McDowall

as Self - Host

[2024] Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes [2024] Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction [2001] Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood [2000] Mary Pickford: A Life on Film [2000] Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies [1999] Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel [1999] Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall [1998] A Bug's Life [1998] Something to Believe In

Charlton Heston

as Self - 'Taylor'

[2025] Airports [2024] Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction [2023] Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing [2020] Yul Brynner, the Magnificent [2019] Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic [2017] The Madding Crowd [2016] The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille [2011] Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey [2011] Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Richard D. Zanuck

as Self

[2013] Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck [2010] Jaws: The Inside Story [2008] Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd [2007] The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' [2006] Who Needs Sleep? [2006] Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled [2005] The Last Mogul [2003] Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years [2001] Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection