Planet of the Apes (1968)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
“Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!”
Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action · 1h 52m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Screenplay
- Michael Wilson, Rod Serling
- Novel
- Pierre Boulle
- Director of Photography
- Leon Shamroy
- Original Music Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Editor
- Hugh S. Fowler
- Producer
- Arthur P. Jacobs
Details
- Release date
- 1968-02-07
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Budget
- $5,800,000
- Box office
- $32,589,624
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