Planet of the Apes

1968 "Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!"

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Planet of the Apes

8 | 1h52m | G | en | Adventure

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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8 | 1h52m | G | en | Adventure , Drama , Action

Synopsis

Cast

Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter

Director

William J. Creber

Producted By

20th Century Fox , APJAC Productions

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Cast

Charlton Heston

as George 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 [2013] Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia [2011] Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

Roddy McDowall

as Cornelius

[2024] Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction [2024] Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes [2023] Paul Newman: The Restless [2020] The Fantastic Journey [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

Kim Hunter

as Zira

[2024] Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger [2024] Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction [2010] Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff [2008] You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story [2006] Desire and Censorship [2006] An Actor Named Brando [2006] A Streetcar on Broadway [2006] North and the Music of the South [2006] A Streetcar in Hollywood