Planet of the Apes

Desert landscape, scorching sun, a crashed spaceship. A lone astronaut faces apes on horseback, a reversal of power. Schaffner grounds science fiction in stark social commentary.

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Franklin J. Schaffner directed Planet of the Apes in 1968. See Franklin J. Schaffner's full filmography, where to start with Franklin J. Schaffner, or where to go after you've seen everything by Franklin J. Schaffner.

Planet of the Apes was released in 1968 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 112 minutes.