Planet of the Apes Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man! Release date: 1968-02-07 Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action Actors: Charlton Heston, Linda Harrison, Joe Tornatore, Norman Burton, Buck Kartalian, Lou Wagner, David Chow, James Daly, Buddy Douglas, Frank Delfino, Wright King, Roddy McDowall, Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski, Jerry Maren, Jeff Burton, Billy Curtis, James Whitmore, Kim Hunter, Robert Gunner, Felix Silla, Martin Abrahams, Woodrow Parfrey, George Sasaki, James Bacon, Paul Lambert, Maurice Evans, Harry Monty, Army Archerd, Smokey Roberds, Jane Ross, Eldon Burke, Lars Hensen, Emory Souza, William Graeff Jr., John Quijada, Dave Rodgers, Priscilla Boyd, Chuck Fisher, Norma Jean Kron, Dianne Stanley, Robert Lombardo, Erlynn Mary Botelho, Stephan Merjanian Production: Cass Martin Budget: $5,800,000Revenue: $32,589,624 Runtime: 1 h. 52 min. Score: 7.6/10 Votes: 3,718 Countries: United States of America Companies: APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox Available* : Overview: 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.