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Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Science Fiction • G • 1968 • 1 hr 52 min
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6.9
IMDb
8.0

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.

Starring

Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore

Directed By

Franklin J. Schaffner

Written By

Rod Serling, Michael Wilson

Attributes

Dark

Genre

Science FictionAdventureDramaAction

Release Date

February 7, 1968

User Reviews

John Scognamiglio
John Scognamiglio
The birth of great dystopian science fiction
Russell
Russell
Quite possibly the greatest plot twist of all time? It has inspired a whole franchise of movies! And the costumes and makeup are amazing.
Matt
Matt
Iconic and campy. Some things don’t have to age well. This is a perfect relic from the time it was made. Must see for sci-fi fans.
Joseph Jimenez
Joseph Jimenez
Amazing sci-fi film that holds up well. An allegory of we are capable of doing to ourselves if not careful.
Lowery
Lowery
A young Tim Burton watched this movie and said to himself “Yea, I’m pretty confident I could totally fuck this premise up.”
Mr Z Man
Mr Z Man
The fact this was made in 1968 is very shocking,The story of man declining the apes taking over is something that is so surreal.
Abraham
Abraham
An excellent sci-fi-film. Great story and performances. Makeup effects were great for its time.
Jack Brand
Jack Brand
An absolute classic sci-fi with an iconic twist ending that’s become the stuff of legend, phenomenal make up & prosthetics for its time
Geronimo Johnstock
Geronimo Johnstock
Pretty grim, but absolutely iconic. Especially that ending!
Frank
Frank
The impact of this movie on me when I saw this as a kid was just great. The sequel, Beneath, is worth a watch for its surreal crazy.

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Ratings
959 (6%)
2,754 (16%)
9,240 (54%)
4,221 (25%)
6.9 – Based on 17.2k ratings
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Cast & Crew

Franklin J. Schaffner
Franklin J. Schaffner
Charlton Heston
Charlton
Heston
Roddy McDowall
Roddy
McDowall
Kim Hunter
Kim
Hunter
Maurice Evans
Maurice
Evans
James Whitmore
James
Whitmore
James Daly
James
Daly
Linda Harrison
Linda
Harrison
Robert Gunner
Robert
Gunner
Lou Wagner
Lou
Wagner
Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow
Parfrey
Rod Serling
Rod
Serling
Michael Wilson
Michael
Wilson

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