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Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, loosely based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. The film stars Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , James Whitmore , James Daly , and Linda Harrison .
Planet of the Apes: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans. An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.
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- Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- 1968-04-03
Charlton Heston ... George Taylor: Roddy McDowall ... Cornelius: Kim Hunter ... Zira: Maurice Evans ... Dr. Zaius: James Whitmore ... President of the Assembly: James Daly ... Honorious: Linda Harrison ... Nova: Robert Gunner ... Landon: Lou Wagner ... Lucius: Woodrow Parfrey
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May 16, 2024 · Based on the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle, the film centres on a group of astronauts—led by George Taylor (played by Charlton Heston )—who crash-land on a strange, seemingly distant planet ruled by civilized apes.
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May 22, 2012 · In the original Planet of the Apes movie, long before Charlton Heston's character, Taylor, has his big moment of realization at the base of the remains of the Statue of Liberty, he encounters a bunch of talking apes, and non-talking humans.
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Taylor was played by Charlton Heston. While Taylor's first name is never spoken in dialogue, the end credits of Planet of the Apes identify him as George Taylor. Taylor was born or very likely born, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he learned to read and write in Jefferson Public School.
5 April 2008. Gender. Male. Roles. John Thomas (screen test only), George Taylor, Zaius. First Appearance. Planet of the Apes screen-test. Last Appearance. Planet of the Apes (2001) The Internet is for lonely people. People should live. Charlton Heston was an American actor born in Evanston, Illinois.
