Planet of the Apes 56 years old

Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!

Planet of the Apes

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

Credits

Planet of the Apes Cast

Name Character
Charlton Heston He was 44, 84 years old when he died as George Taylor
Maurice Evans He was 66, 87 years old when he died as Dr. Zaius
James Whitmore He was 46, 87 years old when he died as President of the Assembly
Roddy McDowall He was 39, 70 years old when he died as Cornelius
Wright King He was 45, 95 years old when he died as Dr. Galen
Kim Hunter She was 45, 79 years old when she died as Zira
Paul Lambert He was 1, 27 years old when he died as Minister
Woodrow Parfrey He was 45, 61 years old when he died as Dr. Maximus
Buck Kartalian He was 45, 93 years old when he died as Julius
Jeff Burton He was 0, 20 years old when he died as Dodge
James Daly He was 49, 59 years old when he died as Dr. Honorious
Lou Wagner He was 19, now 76 years old as Lucius
Norman Burton He was 44, 79 years old when he died as Hunt Leader
Army Archerd He was 46, 87 years old when he died as Gorilla (uncredited)
Cass Martin She was 21, now 34 years old as Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Linda Harrison She was 22, now 79 years old as Nova
James Bacon He was 53, 96 years old when he died as Ape (uncredited)
Billy Curtis He was 58, 79 years old when he died as Child Ape (uncredited)
Frank Delfino He was 56, 86 years old when he died as Child Ape (uncredited)
William Graeff, Jr. He was 74, 74 years old when he died as Gorilla (uncredited)
David Chow as Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Jerry Maren He was 48, 98 years old when he died as Child Ape (uncredited)
Felix Silla He was 31, now 87 years old as Child Gorilla (uncredited)
Robert Gunner as Landon
Smokey Roberds as Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Joe Tornatore He was 33, now 90 years old as Gorilla (uncredited)
Buddy Douglas He was 38, 70 years old when he died as Child Ape (uncredited)

Planet of the Apes Crew

Name Department
Irving Rosenberg as Camera Operator. Camera
Robert Doudell as Assistant Director. Directing
Jack Martin Smith as Art Direction. He was 57 (82) years old when He died Art
Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 61 (82) years old when He died Art
David Dockendorf as Sound. He was 44 (73) years old when He died Sound
Hugh S. Fowler as Editor. He was 55 (63) years old when He died Editing
Pierre Boulle as Novel. He was 55 (81) years old when He died Writing
Michael Wilson as Author. He was 53 (104) years old when He died Writing
Arthur P. Jacobs as Producer. He was 45 (51) years old when He died Production
Joe Scully as Casting. He was 41 (80) years old when He died Production
L.B. Abbott as Visual Effects. He was 59 (77) years old when He died Visual Effects
Art Cruickshank as Visual Effects. Art Cruickshank was 49 (64) years old when Art Cruickshank died Visual Effects
Ben Nye as Makeup Artist. He was 61 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Margaret Donovan as Hair Department Head. Costume & Make-Up
Emil Kosa, Jr. as Visual Effects. Emil Kosa, Jr. was 121 (64) years old when Emil Kosa, Jr. died Visual Effects
Chris Haynes as Driver. He was 22 (now 79) years old Crew
William J. Creber as Art Direction. He was 36 (87) years old when He died Art
Joe Canutt as Stunt Coordinator. He was 31 (81) years old when He died Crew
Kim Kahana as Stunts. He was 38 (now 94) years old Crew
John Chambers as Makeup Designer. Costume & Make-Up
William Kissell as Assistant Director. Directing
Robert Fuca as Assistant Costume Designer. He was 36 (71) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Planet of the Apes poster
Planet of the Apes (56 years)

Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!

  • Release day: Wednesday, February 07, 1968
  • Runtime: 112 minutes
  • Budget: 5800000.00
  • Revenue: 32589624.00