Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
It's the far future. The mass of humanity has descended into speechless savagery, kept as captive animals by the talking apes who have inherited the world. Two astronauts from our time have landed here, retracing the path of their lost comrade, Captain Taylor (Charlton Heston). Unfortunately, they've landed in the middle of a grim situation. Warlike gorillas are preparing to eliminate the last shards of shattered human civilization, a degenerate, subterranean cult worshipping the greatest of all human achievements--the cobalt bomb. As well as rescuing Taylor, the two men have to stop the gorillas from wiping out humanity ... and stop humanity from fulfilling their self-appointed, self-destructive destiny.
Direction Ted Post
Cast James Franciscus · Charlton Heston · Kim Hunter · Maurice Evans · Victor Buono · Linda Harrison
Soundtrack Leonard Rosenman
Screenplay Paul Dehn · Mort Abrahams · Pierre Boulle
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Original title Beneath the Planet of the Apes
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