Planet of the apes / 20th Century Fox ; an Arthur P. Jacobs production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling ; produced by Arthur P. Jacobs ; directed by Franklin J. Schaffner ; produced by Apjac Productions, Inc. and released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Planet of the apes (Motion picture : 1968) Collector's edition (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.) ; 14. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Apjac Productions Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Schaffner, Franklin J. Jacobs, Arthur P. Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 Serling, Rod, 1924-1975 Heston, Charlton McDowall, Roddy Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989 Whitmore, James, 1921-2009 Daly, James, 1932- Harrison, Linda, 1945- Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974 Fowler, Hugh S., 1912-1975 Goldsmith, Jerry Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Soundtracks in English (Dolby digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby surround 2.0) or dubbed Spanish (2.0 mono.) ; optional Spanish subtitles or optional English SDH subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004]
Edition:	Thirty-fifth anniversary widescreen edition.
Series:	Collector's edition (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.) ; 14. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Life on other planets > Drama. Human-alien encounters > Drama. Apes > Drama. Planet of the apes (Motion picture : 1968) Astronautas > Estados Unidos > Teatro. Science fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Apes. Human-alien encounters. Life on other planets.
Genre:	Drama. Teatro. Science fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	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.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1968. Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Special features on disc 1: audio commentary by composer Jerry Goldsmith; audio commentary by actors Roddy MacDowall, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter and make-up artist John Chambers; text commentary by Eric Greene. On disc 2: "Behind the Planet of the apes" documentary; "Behind the Planet of the apes" promo spot; dailies and outtakes; Roddy McDowall's on-set movie footage; original makeup test; N.A.T.O. presentation; making-of featurette; "A look hehind the Planet of the apes" featurette; Don Taylor directs Escape from the planet of the apes; J. Lee Thompsom directs Conquest of the planet of apes; film reviews from the original 1968 release; stills; theatrical posters; galleries; Ape fan collections; DVD-ROM content: interactive timeline. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AQ6 D0033732 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: G.
Credits:	Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music by Jerry Goldsmith ; makeup design, John Chambers.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, aspect ratio: 2.35:1; DTS, 5.1 Dolby surround.
Cast:	Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison.