Planet of the Apes
Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!
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.
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $33M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Planet of the Apes actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Planet of the Apes appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Time Travel Movies Ranked #13
Placed at #13 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies Like Interstellar Ranked #15
Placed at #15 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score, no Musical
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Planet of the Apes returned 5.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $33M
- Release date
- Feb 7, 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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