Planet of the Apes

About 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.

Characters

Charlton HestonGeorge Taylor

Roddy McDowallCornelius

Kim HunterZira

Maurice EvansDr. Zaius

James WhitmorePresident of the Assembly

James DalyDr. Honorious

Linda HarrisonNova

Robert GunnerLandon

Lou WagnerLucius

Woodrow ParfreyDr. Maximus

Jeff BurtonDodge

Buck KartalianJulius

Norman BurtonHunt Leader

Wright KingDr. Galen

Paul LambertMinister

Martin AbrahamsHuman in Cage (uncredited)

Army ArcherdGorilla (uncredited)

James BaconApe (uncredited)

Erlynn Mary BotelhoGorilla (uncredited)

Priscilla BoydHuman #1 (uncredited)

Eldon BurkeGorilla (uncredited)

David ChowChimpanzee (uncredited)

Billy CurtisChild Ape (uncredited)

Frank DelfinoChild Ape (uncredited)

Director

Franklin J. SchaffnerDirector