If you loved Go Tell the Spartans, try Beneath the Planet of the Apes

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Go Tell the Spartans

1978 · dir. Ted Post

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Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970 · dir. Ted Post

What they share

Both films are directed by Ted Post, and they both carry the dread mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to Go Tell the Spartans, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

dread

What Beneath the Planet of the Apes is

A desert landscape, scorching sun, a spaceship crash. A lone survivor stumbles upon an ape metropolis, ancient ruins hidden beneath. This sequel descends into darker terrain.

If you loved Go Tell the Spartans, try Beneath the Planet of the Apes

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What they share

What Beneath the Planet of the Apes is

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