Movie · 113 min · 13+ · drm, scf
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.
Where to watch Planet of the Apes
Available on 6 platforms across 6 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 5 countries, best placed at #214 in Croatia.
Available languages
Audio: Catalan, ES-419, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, PT-BR, Polish, Spanish, Turkish
Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, ES-419, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, PT-BR, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Chart history
Planet of the Apes has spent 1 days in a top 3, 1 days in a top 10 and 23 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #3.
Cast
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner, Woodrow Parfrey, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Norman Burton, Wright King, Paul Lambert, Martin Abrahams, Army Archerd, James Bacon
Crew
Franklin J. Schaffner (director), Arthur P. Jacobs (producer), Rod Serling (screenplay), Michael Wilson (screenplay)
Awards
2 wins from 4 nominations.
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design 1969 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Original Score, no Musical 1969 — nominated