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.
Cast
Charlton Heston
George Taylor
Roddy McDowall
Cornelius
Kim Hunter
Zira
Maurice Evans
Dr. Zaius
James Whitmore
President of the Assembly
James Daly
Dr. Honorious
Linda Harrison
Nova
Robert Gunner
Landon
Lou Wagner
Lucius
Woodrow Parfrey
Dr. Maximus
Jeff Burton
Dodge
Buck Kartalian
Julius
Norman Burton
Hunt Leader
Wright King
Dr. Galen
Paul Lambert
Minister
Martin Abrahams
Human in Cage (uncredited)
Army Archerd
Gorilla (uncredited)
James Bacon
Ape (uncredited)
Erlynn Mary Botelho
Gorilla (uncredited)
Priscilla Boyd
Human #1 (uncredited)
Eldon Burke
Gorilla (uncredited)
David Chow
Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Child Ape (uncredited)
Frank Delfino
Child Ape (uncredited)
Buddy Douglas
Child Ape (uncredited)
Chuck Fisher
Gorilla (uncredited)
William Graeff Jr.
Gorilla (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Gorilla (uncredited)
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski
Gorilla (uncredited)
Norma Jean Kron
Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Robert Lombardo
Gorilla Photographer (uncredited)
Jerry Maren
Child Ape (uncredited)
Cass Martin
Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Stephan Merjanian
Gorilla (uncredited)
Harry Monty
Child Ape (uncredited)
John Quijada
Gorilla (uncredited)
Smokey Roberds
Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Dave Rodgers
Gorilla (uncredited)
Jane Ross
Human (uncredited)
George Sasaki
Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Felix Silla
Child Gorilla (uncredited)
Emory Souza
Child Ape (uncredited)
Dianne Stanley
Astronaut Stewart (uncredited)
Joe Tornatore
Gorilla (uncredited)
Crew
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Rod Serling
Screenplay
Michael Wilson
Screenplay
Pierre Boulle
Novel
Hugh S. Fowler
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
William Kissell
Assistant Director
Robert Doudell
Assistant Director
Arthur P. Jacobs
Producer
Mort Abrahams
Associate Producer
Irving Rosenberg
Camera Operator
Joe Scully
Casting
Robert Fuca
Assistant Costume Designer
Morton Haack
Costume Design
Margaret Donovan
Hair Supervisor
Eve Newing
Hairstylist
John Chambers
Makeup Designer
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
David Dockendorf
Sound
Herman Lewis
Sound
Marlin Jones
Special Effects
Vernon Archer
Special Effects
Bill Clove
Special Effects
Verne Langdon
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Art Cruickshank
Visual Effects
L.B. Abbott
Visual Effects
Emil Kosa Jr.
Visual Effects
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer, Compositor
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Norman Rockett
Set Decoration
Rose Steinberg
Script Supervisor
Chris Haynes
Driver
Steve Bonner
Driver
Lightning Bear
Stunts
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Kim Kahana
Stunts
Tap Canutt
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Dave Rodgers
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Ted White
Stunts
John Quijada
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Ernest Robinson
Stunts
Whitey Hughes
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Kent Hays
Stunts
Roy N. Sickner
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stunts
Jack Tyree
Stunts
Lars Lundgren
Stunts
Alex Sharp
Stunts
Nick Dimitri
Stunts
Louie Elias
Stunts
Eldon Burke
Stunts
Robert Renegade Renneke
Stunts
Regis Parton
Stunts
Fritz Ford
Stunts
George P. Wilbur
Stunts
William Graeff Jr.
Stunts
Joe Canutt
Stunt Coordinator
Fred Hall
Gaffer
William Eckhardt
Unit Production Manager
William J. Creber
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Chema Hernández
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