Planet of the Apes (1968)
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.
Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, and James Whitmore
Release Date: February 7, 1968
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- moviereviewerover 6 yearsThis movie is the first in the franchise and a MUST SEE. It stars Charlton Heston as George Taylor as an astronaut who crash lands on a planet ruled by apes. Taylor is captured and brought to the ape city. Here he meets Cornelius and Zira, two chimpanzees who help him escape and unlock the key to his destiny.