Film

Planet of the Apes

1968 · 1h 52m · Science Fiction · Adventure · Drama

Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!

IMDb

8.0

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

79

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.

Charlton Heston

George Taylor

Roddy McDowall

Cornelius

Kim Hunter

Zira

Maurice Evans

Dr. Zaius

James Whitmore

President of the Assembly

James Daly

Dr. Honorious

Linda Harrison

Nova

Robert Gunner

Landon

Lou Wagner

Lucius

Woodrow Parfrey

Dr. Maximus

Jeff Burton

Dodge

Buck Kartalian

Julius

Norman Burton

Hunt Leader

Wright King

Dr. Galen

Paul Lambert

Minister

Martin Abrahams

Human in Cage (uncredited)

• Franklin J. SchaffnerDirector
• Rod SerlingScreenplay
• Michael WilsonScreenplay
• Pierre BoulleNovel
• Arthur P. JacobsProducer
• Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
• Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
• Hugh S. FowlerEditor
• Joe ScullyCasting

Planet of the Apes (1968) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic TrailersPlanet of the Apes (1968) - Trailer HD 1080pPlanet of the Apes (1968) - Teaser Trailer HD 1080p

Release date

February 7, 1968

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

G

Budget

$5,800,000

Revenue

$32,589,624

Genres

Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action

• 

  The Hindenburg

  1975

• 

  Leave Her to Heaven

  1945

• 

  District 9

  2009

• 

  Ice Station Zebra

  1968

• 

  Sternenhoch

  2019

• 

  This Is I

  2026

• 

  The Letter

  1940

• 

  12:01

  1993

• 

  Because of Winn-Dixie

  2005

• 

  Lost and Delirious

  2001

• 

  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

  2022

• 

  The Shoes of the Fisherman

  1968