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📊 Film Specifications

Director Franklin J. Schaffner

Writer Pierre Boulle (Novel), Rod Serling (Screenplay), Michael Wilson (Screenplay)

Release Date February 7, 1968

Runtime 112 min (1h 52m)

Country United States of America

Language EN

Budget $5,800,000

Box Office $32,589,624

Studios APJAC Productions • 20th Century Fox

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Name: Planet of the Apes
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action
Released: 1968-02-07
Rating: 3.8

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

• Written by Pierre Boulle , Rod Serling , Michael Wilson

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

⭐ 3.8 / 5 (4,182 votes) ⏱️ 112 min 🎬 Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action

Ratings Breakdown:

4,182 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.

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