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Film · 0 connectionsPlanet of the Apes (1968)
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Science Fiction
- 112 min
- 12 age guide
- ★ 7.7/10 from 4,131 ratings
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 byFranklin J. Schaffner
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