Planet of the Apes
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1968 · Movie · 1h 52m · G
The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 4,100 audience votes. The highest scoring of the 5 titles in its series.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic79/100
4,124 audience votes
Key crew
- Franklin J. SchaffnerDirector
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Michael WilsonScreenplay
- Rod SerlingScreenplay
Cast
- Charlton HestonGeorge Taylor
- Roddy McDowallCornelius
- Kim HunterZira
- Maurice EvansDr. Zaius
- James WhitmorePresident of the Assembly
- James DalyDr. Honorious
- Linda HarrisonNova
- Robert GunnerLandon
- Lou WagnerLucius
- Woodrow ParfreyDr. Maximus
- Jeff BurtonDodge
- Buck KartalianJulius
Stills
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Themes
space marinebondagehuman evolutionbased on novel or bookgorilladystopiachimpanzeeslaverytime travelspace traveldistant futureapocalypse
The Best Movies of 1968
Planet of the Apes is #9 of 60
