Planet of the Apes

1968 · 112 min · ★ 7.7 / 10 · 4132 votes

Science fiction · Adventure · Drama · Action

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

Charlton Heston · Roddy McDowall · Kim Hunter · Maurice Evans · James Whitmore · James Daly · Linda Harrison · Robert Gunner · Lou Wagner · Woodrow Parfrey

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner