Planet of the Apes 1968
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Videodisc release of the 1968 motion picture.
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
Special features: feature commentary by Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Natalie Trundy, and makeup artist John Chambers; feature commentary by composer Jerry Goldsmith; feature text commentary by Eric Greene, author of "Planet of the apes as American myth."
Publisher's no.: 2232974.
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison.
After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, astronaut Taylor (Charlton Heston) finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Soon, Taylor's life depends on the kindness of the chimpanzee scientists Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zira (Kim Hunter) and his escape to the Forbidden Zone, where he uncovers an earth-shattering secret that may hold the key to his own destiny.
DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English, French), mono (Spanish); anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); THX digitally mastered.
Contents: Planète des singes.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Classic submitted by Chris82 on July 31, 2011, 4:05pm This is the classic movie about an astronaut that crashes to a planet of intelligent, english speaking humanoid apes. Its one of the classic science fiction movies of all time.
excellent submitted by lawrencekl57 on July 24, 2013, 8:15pm I just saw this at the Michigan. It has stood up to the test of time. It's everything a movie should be!
pota 1968 submitted by a2sue on August 26, 2013, 4:21pm the original is the best! planet of the apes is a film that stands the test of time.
Damn you to hell
submitted by tarascon on May 29, 2023, 12:44am
Loved this one.
Watched the movie three times at twelve.
Read the novel at fourteen.
Still think that Heston and Zira had some sort of cross-species thing going on…
The remakes didn’t have the heart that the original had— nor the shock value.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Dialogue in English with optional soundtracks in French and Spanish and optional subtitlesin English and Spanish; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert in container.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978.
Serling, Rod, 1924-1975.
Jacobs, Arthur P.
Schaffner, Franklin J.
Heston, Charlton.
McDowall, Roddy.
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002.
Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989.
Whitmore, James, 1921-2009.
Daly, James, 1918-1978.
Harrison, Linda, 1945-
Goldsmith, Jerry.
Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974.
Chambers, John, 1923-2001.
Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
SUBJECTS
Astronauts -- Drama.
Interplanetary voyages -- Drama.
Life on other planets -- Drama.
Space Flight.
Astronauts.
Time.
Planet of the Apes films.
Science fiction films.
Fantasy films.
Dystopian films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.