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Planet of the apes / produced by Apjac Productions, Inc. and released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; an Arthur P. Jacobs production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling ; directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Schaffner, Franklin J., director.
Jacobs, Arthur P., producer.
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978, screenwriter.
Serling, Rod, 1924-1975, screenwriter.
Heston, Charlton, actor.
McDowall, Roddy, actor.
Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989, actor.
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002, actor.
Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, actor.
Daly, James, 1932- actor.
Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974, director of photography.
Fowler, Hugh S., 1912-1975, editor.
Goldsmith, Jerry, composer.
Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994.
Apjac Productions, producer.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, producer.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., distributor.
Language:
English
French
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994--Film adaptations.
Boulle, Pierre.
Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994.
Time travel--Drama.
Time travel.
Astronauts--United States--Drama.
Astronauts.
Apes--Drama.
Apes.
Human-alien encounters--Drama.
Human-alien encounters.
Life on other planets--Drama.
Life on other planets.
United States.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Fantasy films.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Edition:
Thirty-fifth anniversary edition ; widescreen edition.
Place of Publication:
[United States] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003]
Language Note:
Soundtracks in English, French or Spanish; optional Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
System Details:
DVD, region 1; DTS, 5.1 Dolby surround.
digital
optical
mixed
Dolby
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
Four American astronauts crashland on an uncharted planet and discover it is ruled by a race of intelligent apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) soon finds himelf among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall).
Participant:
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly.
Credits:
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music by Jerry Goldsmith.
Notes:
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
DVD version of the motion picture originally released in 1968.
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1.
Special features: audio commentaries by composer Jerry Goldsmith, actors Roddy MacDowell, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter, producer Richard Zanuck, and more; "Behind the Planet of the apes" documentary; dailies and outtakes; film reviews from the original 1968 release; stills; theatrical posters; galleries; more.
OCLC:
53784314
Publisher Number:
024543107545
2220754 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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