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Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. The film stars Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , James Whitmore , James Daly , and Linda Harrison .
The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel La Planète des singes, translated into English as Planet of the Apes or Monkey Planet. Its 1968 film adaptation, Planet of the Apes , was a critical and commercial hit, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works.
Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress. She played Nova in the science fiction film classic Planet of the Apes (1968) and the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes; she also had a cameo in Tim Burton's 2001 remake of the original.
God, the late ‘60s really knew how to close a movie. Franklin J. Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes was released the same year as Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: ...
With the release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, we've made a guide to watching the entire series.
He starred in the short lived TV spin-off series of Planet of the Apes (1974). During a guest appearance on The Carol Burnett Show, he came onstage in his Planet of the Apes makeup and performed a love duet with Burnett. [19] Asked about his career in a 1975 interview, McDowall said "I just hope to keep working and in interesting things." [20]
The lead cast of the Planet of the Apes television series: James Naughton as Burke, Ron Harper as Virdon and Roddy McDowall as Galen. As well as their profitable returns at the box office, the films earned very high ratings on television after their theatrical runs.
Ball is referencing the Planet of the Apes’ first onscreen adventure, when Charlton Heston starred in the 1968 film famous for its twist ending. Adapted from the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle, the ...