Planet of the apes / Twentieth Century Fox ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling ; produced by Arthur P. Jacobs ; directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

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Material Type
DVD
Uniform Title
Planet of the apes (Motion picture : 1968)
Imprint
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006.

Details

Edition
Widescreen ed.
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical surround DTS 5.1 rda
NTSC rda
video file DVD video region 1 rda
Series
Planet of the apes : the legacy collection
Planet of the apes : the legacy collection.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround, Dolby digital mono., DTS 5.1; THX digitally mastered.
Language
English, Spanish and French audio tracks; English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Cast
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly.
Credits
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Note
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
Videodisc release of the 1968 motion picture.
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
Summary
After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, astronaut Taylor finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. A sympathetic chimpanzee named Ari helps him evade the invincible gorilla army.
Note
Special features: feature commentary by Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Natalie Trundy, makeup artist John Chambers and composer Jerry Goldsmith; feature text commentary by Eric Greene, author of Planet of the apes as American myth.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1968: Honorary Award (To John Chambers for his Outstanding Makeup Achievement).
Subject
Astronauts -- Drama.
Interplanetary voyages -- Drama.
Life on other planets -- Drama.
Apes -- Drama.
Time.
Space Flight
Time
Hominidae
Astronauts
Apes.
Astronauts.
Interplanetary voyages.
Life on other planets.
Genre/Form
DVD-Video discs.
Action and adventure films.
Drama.
Dystopian films.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Dystopian films.
Science fiction films.
Fantasy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Action and adventure films.
Added Author
Schaffner, Franklin J.,
Jacobs, Arthur P.,
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978,
Serling, Rod, 1924-1975,
Heston, Charlton,
McDowall, Roddy,
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002,
Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989,
Whitmore, James, 1921-2009,
Daly, James, 1918-1978,
Goldsmith, Jerry,
Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974,
Fowler, Hugh S., 1912-1975,
Chambers, John, 1922-2001.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994. Planète des singes.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,
Added Title
Sequel: Beneath the planet of the apes (Motion picture)
Standard No.
024543229742
024543228363 set
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024543007913
Music No.
2232974 20th Century Fox