Planet of the Apes (1968) - Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!

Planet of the Apes

Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!
( Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi )

US Runtime: 112 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Feb 07, 1968 [USA]

Director:	Franklin J. Schaffner [Director]

Writers:	Rod Serling [Screenplay] Michael Wilson [Screenplay]

Producers:	Mort Abrahams [Associate Producer] Arthur P. Jacobs [Producer]

Cinematography:	Leon Shamroy [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Hugh S. Fowler [Editor]

Music Composed by	Jerry Goldsmith [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Morton Haack [Costume Design]

Casting by	Joe Scully [Casting]

Production Companys:	20th Century Fox (US) APJAC Productions

Plot Summary:

After being kept in hypersleep during a long expedition into deep space, an astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.

Cast:

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

Uncredited Cast:

Martin Abrahams Human in Cage (uncredited) Army Archerd Gorilla (uncredited) James Bacon Ape (uncredited) Erlynn Mary Botelho Gorilla (uncredited) Priscilla Boyd Human #1 (uncredited) Eldon Burke Gorilla (uncredited) David Chow Chimpanzee (uncredited) Billy Curtis Child Ape (uncredited) Frank Delfino Child Ape (uncredited) Buddy Douglas Child Ape (uncredited) Chuck Fisher Gorilla (uncredited) William Graeff Jr. Gorilla (uncredited) Lars Hensen Gorilla (uncredited) Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski Gorilla (uncredited) Norma Jean Kron Chimpanzee (uncredited)		Robert Lombardo Gorilla Photographer (uncredited) Jerry Maren Child Ape (uncredited) Cass Martin Chimpanzee (uncredited) Stephan Merjanian Gorilla (uncredited) Harry Monty Child Ape (uncredited) John Quijada Gorilla (uncredited) Smokey Roberds Chimpanzee (uncredited) Dave Rodgers Gorilla (uncredited) Jane Ross Human (uncredited) George Sasaki Chimpanzee (uncredited) Felix Silla Child Gorilla (uncredited) Emory Souza Child Ape (uncredited) Dianne Stanley Astronaut Stewart (uncredited) Joe Tornatore Gorilla (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

Lightning Bear Stunts Eldon Burke Stunts Joe Canutt Stunt Coordinator Tap Canutt Stunts Nick Dimitri Stunts Bennie E. Dobbins Stunts Louie Elias Stunts Tony Epper Stunts Fritz Ford Stunts William Graeff Jr. Stunts Kent Hays Stunts Eddie Hice Stunts Whitey Hughes Stunts Loren Janes Stunts Kim Kahana Stunts		Gene LeBell Stunts Terry Leonard Stunts Lars Lundgren Stunts Frank Orsatti Stunts Regis Parton Stunts John Quijada Stunts Glenn Randall Jr. Stunts Robert Renegade Renneke Stunts Ernest Robinson Stunts Dave Rodgers Stunts Alex Sharp Stunts Roy N. Sickner Stunts Jack Tyree Stunts Ted White Stunts George P. Wilbur Stunts

Sound Crew:

David Dockendorf Sound		Herman Lewis Sound

Special Visual Effects Crew:

L.B. Abbott Visual Effects Vernon Archer Special Effects Bill Clove Special Effects Art Cruickshank Visual Effects		Jerry Goldsmith Compositor Marlin Jones Special Effects Emil Kosa Jr. Visual Effects

Art Department:

Norman Rockett Set Decoration		Walter M. Scott Set Decoration

Directing Crew:

Robert Doudell Assistant Director		William Kissell Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Fred Hall Gaffer		Irving Rosenberg Camera Operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Robert Fuca Assistant Costume Designer

Other Crew:

Chema Hernández Other

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