Overview:
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.| Status: | Released (1970-04-23) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $18,999,718 |
| Screen: | Paul Dehn, Mort Abrahams, Pierre Boulle |
| Productions: | APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 18643: James Franciscus - Brent
- 10539: Kim Hunter - Zira
- 12023: Maurice Evans - Dr. Zaius
- 10017: Charlton Heston - Taylor
- 13260: Linda Harrison - Nova
- 18645: Paul Richards - Mendez
- 24811: Victor Buono - Fat Man
Crews
- 9916: Paul Dehn - Screenplay - Writing
- 18638: L.B. Abbott - Special Effects - Crew
- 10602: Milton Krasner - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2027: Leonard Rosenman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 18639: Art Cruickshank - Special Effects - Crew
- 9061: Jack Martin Smith - Art Direction - Art
- 18635: Ted Post - Director - Directing
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Reviews
Potential Kermode
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**James Franciscus versus the mutant lunatics!** A great, dark sequel to the original classic that goes beyond the downbeat ending of the original and gives us an even more depressing one! No mean feat considering how bleak the ending to the first movie was. I love this movie. ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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_**Classic Sci-Fi Adventure with a KILLER Ending**_ Of the five original "Planet of the Apes" films only the first one (1968) and this sequel, "Beneath" (1970), are truly great and worthwhile. The three prequels devolve in quality: "Escape from" (1971) has its points of interest ....
Continue reading ->Nutshell
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Enjoyable mostly due to returning cast members, this first sequel could have been so much more. Sadly, this has "money grab" written all over it. Heston was reluctant to return, and only agreed once promised his character Taylor would die. One can only wonder what might have been had ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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Quite a far way off its predecessor, even if <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> is still a good film. Charlton Heston <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_the_Planet_of_the_Apes#:~:text=Although%20Charlton%20Heston,go%20to%20charity" rel="nofollow">reportedly</a> ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Charlton Heston's "Taylor" returns to top and tail this otherwise pretty poor sequel that features James Franciscus as "Brent". He, too, is an astronaut who is fleeing the wrath of the apes when he meets up with "Nova" (Linda Harrison). That's lucky because he's looking for "Taylor" ....
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