Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
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- G
- 1h 35min
- Action, Adventure
- 26 May 1970 (USA)
- Movie
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| James Franciscus | ... |
John Brent
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| Kim Hunter | ... |
Zira
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| Maurice Evans | ... |
Dr. Zaius
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| Linda Harrison | ... |
Nova
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| Charlton Heston | ... |
Colonel George Taylor
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| Paul Richards | ... |
Mendez
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| Victor Buono | ... |
Fat Man
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| James Gregory | ... |
Ursus
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| Jeff Corey | ... |
Caspay
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| Natalie Trundy | ... |
Albina
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| Thomas Gomez | ... |
Minister
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| David Watson | ... |
Cornelius
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| Don Pedro Colley | ... |
Negro
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| Tod Andrews | ... |
Skipper
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| Gregory Sierra | ... |
Verger
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Eldon Burke | ... |
Gorilla Sgt.
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| Lou Wagner | ... |
Lucius (archiveFootage)
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| Army Archerd | ... |
Gorilla (uncredited)
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Edward Bach | ... |
Picket (uncredited)
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| James Bacon | ... |
Gorilla (uncredited)
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Stan Barrett | ... |
Gorilla (uncredited)
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Angelina Bauer | ... |
Chimp Protestor (uncredited)
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Erlynn Mary Botelho | ... |
Ape (uncredited)
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Maxine Botelho | ... |
Chimp Protester (uncredited)
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Dick Bullock | ... |
Gorilla (uncredited)
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Bruce Fleischer | ... |
Gorilla (uncredited)
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| Paul Frees | ... |
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
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| Roddy McDowall | ... |
Cornelius (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Hank Robinson | ... |
Bomb Worshipper (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ted Post | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Paul Dehn | ... | (story by) and |
| Mort Abrahams | ... | (story by) |
| Pierre Boulle | ... | (based on characters created by) |
| Paul Dehn | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Mort Abrahams | ... | associate producer |
| Arthur P. Jacobs | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Leonard Rosenman | ... | (music) |
Cinematography by
| Milton R. Krasner | ... | director of photography (as Milton Krasner) |
Editing by
| Marion Rothman | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Richard Lane | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| William J. Creber | ... | (art direction) (as William Creber) |
| Jack Martin Smith | ... | (art direction) |
Set Decoration by
| Walter M. Scott | ... | (set decoration) |
| Sven Wickman | ... | (set decoration) |
Costume Design by
| Morton Haack | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Makeup Department
| John Chambers | ... | creative makeup designer |
| Edith Lindon | ... | hair stylist |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | ... | makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke) |
| Ellis Burman Jr. | ... | makeup lab technician (uncredited) |
| Peter R.J. Deyell | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Verne Langdon | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| Sharleen Rassi | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Jan Van Uchelen | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Joseph C. Behm | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Chuck Roberson | ... | second unit director |
| Fred R. Simpson | ... | assistant director (as Fred Simpson) |
| Murray Schwartz | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Milton Trager | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Fred Harpman | ... | art illustrator |
| Bill Anderson | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Connor | ... | prop master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Stephen Bass | ... | sound |
| David Dockendorf | ... | sound |
| Orrick Barrett | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Vernon Archer | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Johnny Borgese | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Gerald Endler | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| William O. King | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Paul Wurtzel | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| L.B. Abbott | ... | special photographic effects |
| Art Cruickshank | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Denny Arnold | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Stan Barrett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dick Bullock | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eldon Burke | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| William H. Burton | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Hank Calia | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tap Canutt | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Nick Dimitri | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tony Epper | ... | stunt double Charlton Heston (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| Alan Gibbs | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mickey Gilbert | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Orwin C. Harvey | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Kent Hays | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hice | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Clyde Hudkins Jr. | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dick Hudkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Whitey Hughes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Loren Janes | ... | stunt double James Franciscus (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| Hubie Kerns Jr. | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Hubie Kerns | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gene LeBell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary McLarty | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| George Sawaya | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Walter Scott | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eddie Smith | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Paul Stader | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
| Jack Williams | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Arthur Gerstle | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
| Fred Hall | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Alfred Lebovitz | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Bill Venegas | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ralph Ferraro | ... | orchestrator |
| Robert Bain | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Paul Beaver | ... | musician: moog synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Ray Brown | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Wally Heglin | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Carol Kaye | ... | musician: fender bass (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Leonard Rosenman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Urban Thielmann | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Raymond Turner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Joan Eremin | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Dominic Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
| Ruth Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
| Richard D. Zanuck | ... | Studio Executive (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presents)
- APJAC Productions
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1970) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1970) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1971) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- CBS (1973) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan)
- Magnetic Video (1977) (United States) (VHS)
- Magnetic Video (1977) (United States) (video) (Betamax)
- Playhouse Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1991) (Finland) (tv)
- Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- FS Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD) (both 6-disc editions)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox India (1970) (India) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1971) (Spain) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Television (2013) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- CBS / Fox Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Launch TV Studios (2014) (United States)
- R-Video (1980) (Finland) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Brent is an American astronaut, part of a team sent to locate missing fellow American astronaut George Taylor. Following Taylor's known flight trajectory, the search-and-rescue team crash-lands on an unknown planet much like Earth in the year 3955, with Brent the only survivor of the team. What Brent initially does not know, much like Taylor didn't when he landed here before Brent, is that he has landed back on Earth in the future, in the vicinity of what was New York City. Brent finds evidence that Taylor has been on the planet. In Brent's search for Taylor, he finds that the planet is run by a barbaric race of English-speaking apes, whose mission is in part to annihilate the human race. Brent eventually locates some of those humans, who communicate telepathically and who live underground to prevent detection by the apes. These humans, who are in their own way as barbaric as the apes, want in turn to protect their species. Brent must figure out a way to save himself under the circumstances, which may be more difficult to accomplish in the battle between the dominant species on this planet. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Now civilization's final battle between man and ape is about to begin. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Charlton Heston donated his salary to charity. See more » |
| Goofs | (at around 22 mins) In the "steam room" scene, Zaius and Ursus are wearing only towels, yet they seem to have twice as much body mass naked than when they are wearing their costumes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971). See more » |
| Soundtracks | All Things Bright and Beautiful See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The 20th Century Fox logo does not appear on this film. See more » |
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Ending Voiceover: In one of the countless billions of galaxies in the universe, lies a medium-sized star, and one of its satellites, a green and insignificant planet, is now dead. See more » |