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Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Action Science Fiction Drama Adventure

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

Release Date: 1968, February 7
Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
Countries: United States of America
Production: APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast: James Whitmore, Paul Lambert, Charlton Heston, Jerry Maren, Billy Curtis, George Sasaki, Felix Silla, Roddy McDowall, Buck Kartalian, Lars Hensen, Norman Burton, Kim Hunter

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

dystopia based on novel or book time travel callous space travel gorilla slavery apocalypse hopeful astronaut mean spirited distant future chimpanzee space marine authoritarian bondage demeaning ape human evolution human subjugation apes