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From 'The Planet of the Apes' 1968.Dir. Franklin J SchaffnerEdited by Hannah Scott. Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle.The film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, and Linda Harrison.In the film, an astronaut crew crash-lands on a strange planet in the distant.

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Planet of the Apes: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans. An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved. Franklin J. Schaffner's 1968 version of the Planet of the Apes is loosely based on the original 1963 novel called La Planéte des Singes by Pierre Boulle. The film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy. 1968's classic and influential sci-fi film, Planet of the Apes (based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel), spawned a franchise that dominated the first half of the '70s with four more. Planet of the Apes was released on February 8, 1968, and was a smash success with both critics and audiences. It was one of the year's 10 biggest money-makers in North America, taking in an estimated $22 million (nearly four times its budget) and earned rave reviews.

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Though movies have plotted out myriad potential futures and fates for mankind, from the dire to the hopeful, it seems impossible to imagine a world in which Planet of the Apes (1968) never existed. Made for less than $6 million by 20th Century Fox in 1967 (the studio's mega-bomb Dr. Dolittle cost three times as much), Planet of the Apes returned a 600% profit on its investment and a box office. Movie Info. Complex sociological themes run through this science-fiction classic about three astronauts marooned on a futuristic planet where apes rule and humans are slaves. The stunned trio. By John Mahoney. March 27, 2017 9:10am. 'Planet of the Apes' Photofest. On March 27, 1968, Fox brought Planet of the Apes to Los Angeles for its opening day at the Beverly Theatre, where. Here's a clip: Planet of the Apes will play in theaters nationwide on July 24th and 27th. Also, in case you missed them, here are my reviews of the Planet of the Apes films: In an interview with.

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And the result was a great movie that feels just as daring and new now as it must have in 1968. Right from the onset of the film, Charlton Heston's Col. George Taylor is not your average. Three U.S. astronauts—Taylor ( Charlton Heston ), Landon ( Robert Gunner ), and Dodge ( Jeff Burton )—awaken from hypersleep to find that their spaceship has crash landed on an unknown planet where apes are the intelligent species and humans are prelingual and uncivilized. Taylor is captured and held in a cage with human female Nova ( Linda. Planet of the Apes, American science-fiction film, released in 1968, that blended action and social commentary to become a classic of that genre, inspiring four sequels and two television series.. Based on the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle, the film centres on a group of astronauts—led by George Taylor (played by Charlton Heston)—who crash-land on a strange, seemingly distant. Planet of the Apes. (1968 film) Planet of the Apes is a 1968 film about an astronaut who finds himself 2,000+ years in the future, stranded on an earth-like planet where humans are enslaved by apes. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Written by Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson and Rod Serling.

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Subject: Planet of the Apes 1968. Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. The film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, and Linda. Film /. Planet of the Apes (1968) "Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!" Adapted from Pierre Boulle's novel, co-scripted by Rod Serling, and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, this classic 1968 sci-fi film launched a screen franchise that has continued, with various sequels and reboots, into The New '10s.