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'''Planet Of The Apes''' ([[:Category:1968|1968]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Cult Films|Cult]]-[[:Category:Post-Apocalyptic|Post-Apocalyptic]]-[[:Category:Science Fiction|Science Fiction]]-[[:Category:Action/Adventure|Adventure]] film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.  
'''Planet Of The Apes''' ([[:Category:1968|1968]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Cult Films|Cult]]-[[:Category:Post-Apocalyptic|Post-Apocalyptic]]-[[:Category:Science Fiction|Science Fiction]]-[[:Category:Action/Adventure|Adventure]] film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.  
*'''Planet of the Apes series''': Planet Of The Apes | [[Beneath The Planet Of The Apes]] | [[Escape From The Planet Of The Apes]] | [[Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes]] | [[Battle For The Planet Of The Apes]]
*'''Planet of the Apes series''': Planet Of The Apes | [[Beneath The Planet Of The Apes]] | [[Escape From The Planet Of The Apes]] | [[Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes]] | [[Battle For The Planet Of The Apes]]
*'''Contents''': [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[Planet of The Apes (1968)|Poster Art]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[Planet Of The Apes/The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Ad|Double-Feature Ad]]
*'''Contents''': [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[Planet of The Apes (1968)|Poster Art]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]]  
*'''Featured in''': [[Planet Of The Apes -The Legacy Collection]]
*'''Featured in''': [[Planet Of The Apes -The Legacy Collection]]
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 13 December 2023

Main Details

  • Released on April 3, 1968
  • Color
  • Running time: 112 minutes
  • Production Co.: APJAC Productions
  • Distribution Co.: 20th Century Fox
  • Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
  • Written by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, from Pierre Boulle's novel Monkey Planet
  • Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter

Plot summary

  • An astronaut travels through time and lands on a planet where talking apes are dominant and humans are subservient

Taglines

  • Somewhere in the universe there must be something better than man. In a matter of time, an astronaut will wing through the centuries and find the answer. He may find the most terrifying one of all on the planet where apes are the rulers and man the beast.
  • An unusual and important motion picture from the author of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"!
  • This is Commander Taylor, Astronaut. He has landed in a world where Apes are the rulers and Man the beast. Now he is caged, tortured, risks mutilation. Because no human can remain human on the Planet of the Apes.
  • Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!
  • 20th Century Fox Wants You To... Go Ape [1974 Rerelease]
  • Hunted . . . haunted . . . wanted . . . like beasts of prey!
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