| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); THX digitally mastered. |
| Language |
Dialogue in English with optional soundtracks in French and Spanish and optional subtitles in English (for the hearing impaired) and Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of the 1968 motion picture. |
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Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. |
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Special features: feature commentary by Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Natalie Trundy, and makeup artist John Chambers; feature commentary by composer Jerry Goldsmith; feature text commentary by Eric Greene, author of "Planet of the apes as American myth." |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; art direction, William Creber, Jack Martin Smith ; set decoration, Norman Rockett, Walter M. Scott ; costume designer, Morton Haack ; creative makeup designer, John Chambers. |
| Audience |
Rated G. |
| Summary |
After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, astronaut Taylor (Charlton Heston) finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Soon, Taylor's life depends on the kindness of the chimpanzee scientists Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zira (Kim Hunter) and his escape to the Forbidden Zone, where he uncovers an earth-shattering secret that may hold the key to his own destiny. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1968: Honorary Award (To John Chambers for his Outstanding Makeup Achievement). |
| Subject |
Astronauts -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Interplanetary voyages -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Life on other planets -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Sci-Fi. |
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Science fiction films.
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Fantasy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978.
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Serling, Rod, 1924-1975.
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Jacobs, Arthur P.
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Schaffner, Franklin J.
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Heston, Charlton.
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McDowall, Roddy.
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Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002.
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Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989.
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Whitmore, James, 1921-2009.
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Daly, James, 1918-1978.
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Harrison, Linda, 1945-
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Goldsmith, Jerry.
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Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974.
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Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994.
Planète des singes.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543229742 |
| Music No. |
2232974 20th Century Fox |
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