Planet of the Apes 1968

Name: Planet of the Apes
Released: 1968-02-07
Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore

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.

Directed by:	Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by:	Rod Serling & Michael Wilson
Runtime:	112 minutes
Critics score:	90 / 100
Tagline:	Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!
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