Planet of the Apes

About Planet of the Apes

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.

Franklin J. Schaffner's Planet of the Apes is a 1968 science fiction film. At 112 minutes long, it arrived in February 1968.

Charlton Heston stars as George Taylor, Roddy McDowall as Cornelius, Kim Hunter as Zira, and Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius. Written by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling. The film began as a novel. It belongs to Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection.

Shelv files it under hopeful, space travel, apocalypse, and astronaut.

Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes make useful companions to Planet of the Apes, all filed under ape, chimpanzee, and dystopia. It scores 7.7 out of 10 from 4,134 TMDB voters and it carries a G rating.