Planet of the Apes
1968 · Movie · G · 112 min · ★ 7.7 · 83% critics
Astronauts crash land on a distant planet where apes rule and humans are hunted, used for experimentation and sport. As one survivor is captured, their fate shifts under the care of curious scientists, turning survival into a tense, role-reversed ordeal.
Based on Planet of the Apes
Also known as Planet of the Apes 1968
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Details
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-02-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (3,968 votes)
- Box office
- $32,593,134
- Budget
- $5,800,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Planet of the Apes if you want tense sci-fi role reversal with social commentary and memorable shocks; Not for you if you prefer modern effects or straightforward adventure without philosophical themes, like in Star Trek.
Pros: social satire; memorable cast; effective reversal | Cons: dated ape effects; pacing lulls
Themes
- space marine
- bondage
- human evolution
- based on novel or book
- gorilla
- dystopia
- chimpanzee
- slavery
- time travel
- space travel
- distant future
- apocalypse
- +9 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1969 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score, no Musical · 1969 · nominated
Cast & crew
Charlton Heston
as George Taylor
Roddy McDowall
as Cornelius
Kim Hunter
as Zira
Maurice Evans
as Dr. Zaius
James Whitmore
as President of the Assembly
James Daly
as Dr. Honorious
Linda Harrison
as Nova
Robert Gunner
as Landon
Lou Wagner
as Lucius
Woodrow Parfrey
as Dr. Maximus
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner