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You are in: Planet Of The Apes [1967]
starring:
Charlton Heston,
Roddy McDowall,
Kim Hunter,
Maurice Evans,
James Whitmore,
James Daly,
Linda Harrison,
Robert Gunner,
Lou Wagner,
Woodrow Parfrey,
Jeff Burton,
Buck Kartalian,
Norman Burton,
Wright King,
Paul Lambert,
Priscilla Boyd,
Dianne Stanley,
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski,
Harry Monty,
James Bacondirected by:
Franklin J. Schaffner
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: VHS Tape
Brand: 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 5013037007428
Format: Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, PAL
Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: January 25, 2026
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: April 03, 2026
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
The five films in the Planet of the Apes series are enjoyable as pure entertainment and yet substantial enough to have inspired academic studies about the film's broader political themes. Loosely adapted from the novel by French author Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes was released at the height of racial and political unrest in America, adding resonance to its story of a NASA astronaut (Charlton Heston) stranded on a planet where superior apes dominate inferior human slaves. The film's final image--in which a horrified Heston realises the fate of humankind--remains one of the most indelible in all of science-fiction cinema.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) continues the original's distant future scenario, pitting militant apes against mutant humans dwelling in the subterranean ruins of New York City. Its phenomenal success spawned Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), in which simian scientists Cornelius and Zira (Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter, reprising their roles from Planet) travel backward in time, setting the stage for the ape supremacy of the first two films. McDowall returned in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) as Caesar, the son of Cornelius, leading an ape revolution that bridges the historical gap of the previous films. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) ended the five-film cycle with McDowall again playing the chimpanzee leader Caesar, defeating gorillas and human mutants to establish the hierarchy introduced in the original film.
The Apes films present a classic what-if scenario that hasn't lost a bit of its potency. As if to prove its cultural endurance, the cycle returned to its origins with director Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes in 2001. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
On the DVD: A glorious indulgence for diehard fans of the series, this handsomely packaged six-disc set contains all five original" Apes" movies, from the wonderful 1967 original to 1973's low-budget Battle. It all look as good as possible in widescreen anamorphic transfers, the first movie's starkly wonderful cinematography in particular is a treat to see on DVD. Planet has been remixed in vivid Dolby 5.1, highlighting the bold sound design and JerryGoldsmith's masterful avant-garde score. The others are good Dolby stereo, with the odd exception of Escape, which is mono. There are trailers on each disc, but no commentaries sadly. The sixth bonus disc consists of a relatively new two-hour documentary hosted by Roddy McDowall which takes us through the entire saga in detail, pointing out the series' daring social commentary and the increasing difficulties of working with progressively smaller budgets. Sensibly, the documentary spends about an hour on the first movie and then an hour discussing all the rest. Overall, this is a very attractive package. --Mark Walker
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There is very little I can add to the other reviews already published here. These are mostly great films, the first one standing out in particular as an all time classic sci-fi movie. For anyone who has yet to see the first film in the series and knows nothing of it's fantastic ending, it truly is a heart stopping moment. Planet of the apes has probably one of the greatest endings ever, a twist the like of which has yet to be matched in any movie since. So why on earth did the makers of this ... Read More
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With its excellent performances and tight, smart script written by Rod Serling and Michael Wilson (based on the book by Pierre Boulle), this is a film that stays fresh and interesting even with repeated viewings. Released the same year as "2001: A Space Odyssey", both films are at the top of my "super sci-fi" list, and stack up against the best of what has been released in recent years, which relies more than ever on special effects to tell the story; the effects in "Planet of the Apes" are minimal, ... Read More
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A fantastic box set of all the Planet of the Apes films, apart from the more recent film.
I could watch the first of the ape films with Charlton Heston, (by far the best) over and over again. The others are a wonderful continuation of the original story. The box set comes with a fascinating Behind the Planet of the Apes Documentary.
What a shame they stopped making these when they did.
They are a must see for all ape fans, Come on film makers, we need more films like these.
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The year is 1968. Vietnam is heating up in a major way. Civil Rights marchers and rioters in the streets. The Martin Luther King assassination and The Democratic National Convention. And an odd, cynical, pointed, hilarious, and tragic movie is playing in the local theaters about a world that is ruled by apes and men are ignorant, mute animals. All the comment seems to be about just how fantastic the makeup job for each of the different ape species is. But of far more importance is the message of this ... Read More
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The original 'Planet of the Apes', despite its sensational-sounding title, is the epitome of a good science fiction film - it works as drama, as allegory, as satire and as simple entertainment. As satire it has much in common with 'Gulliver's Travels', poking fun at human institutions by showing them in a different context.
The second film, 'Beneath', is superficially similar but much weaker and adds nothing of value to the series. Things get back into their stride in 'Escape', which presents us ... Read More