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Beneath the Planet of the Apes

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Beneath the Planet of the Apes

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The first sequel to Planet of the Apes, starring Charlton Heston, James Franciscus and Kim Hunter. An astronaut is sent to a planet inhabited by apes and finds himself caught in a war between the super intelligent primates and a mutant underground race of humans who harbour a deadly secret.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Alan Jones

The first sequel to the enormously successful Planet of the Apes is also the best. Less subtle and profound than its predecessor, it's still an exciting and colourful action adventure. This time out, astronaut James Franciscus and ape scientist Kim Hunter search for Charlton Heston (star of the first film) in the nuclear-devastated future, evading militaristic primates only to stumble upon an underground community of mutant, telepathic humans. It ends somewhat hammily in the buried ruins of Grand Central Station, but the total destruction of the world didn't stop three more progressively silly sequels. In fact, the finale manages a startling impact considering the film's tendency to wallow in the camper aspects of its taut material.

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Cast

rolenameBrentJames FranciscusTaylorCharlton HestonDr ZiraKim HunterDr ZaiusMaurice EvansNovaLinda HarrisonMendezPaul Richards (1)Fat manVictor BuonoUrsusJames GregoryCaspayJeff CoreyAlbinaNatalie TrundyMinisterThomas GomezCorneliusDavid WatsonNegroDon Pedro ColleySkipperTod AndrewsLuciusLou WagnerNarratorRoddy McDowall

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rolenameDirectorTed Post

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Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Released on

1970-05-28

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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