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Beneath the Planet of the Apes

  • 1970
  • G
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
48K
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
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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... Read allThe 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.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.

  • Director
    • Ted Post
  • Writers
    • Paul Dehn
    • Mort Abrahams
    • Pierre Boulle
  • Stars
    • James Franciscus
    • Kim Hunter
    • Maurice Evans
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    48K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Paul Dehn
      • Mort Abrahams
      • Pierre Boulle
    • Stars
      • James Franciscus
      • Kim Hunter
      • Maurice Evans
    • 202User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    James Franciscus
    James Franciscus
    • Brent
    Kim Hunter
    Kim Hunter
    • Zira
    Maurice Evans
    Maurice Evans
    • Dr. Zaius
    Linda Harrison
    Linda Harrison
    • Nova
    Paul Richards
    Paul Richards
    • Mendez
    Victor Buono
    Victor Buono
    • Fat Man
    James Gregory
    James Gregory
    • Ursus
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Caspay
    Natalie Trundy
    Natalie Trundy
    • Albina
    Thomas Gomez
    Thomas Gomez
    • Minister
    Don Pedro Colley
    Don Pedro Colley
    • Negro
    David Watson
    • Cornelius
    Tod Andrews
    Tod Andrews
    • Skipper
    Eldon Burke
    • Gorilla Sgt.
    Gregory Sierra
    Gregory Sierra
    • Verger
    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Taylor
    Lou Wagner
    Lou Wagner
    • Lucius
    • (archive footage)
    Army Archerd
    Army Archerd
    • Gorilla
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Paul Dehn(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Mort Abrahams(story by)
      • Pierre Boulle(based on characters created by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Pierre Boulle, author of the original novel, wrote a screenplay entitled "Planet of the Men" in his native French. It featured a messianic Taylor fourteen years after the events of Planet of the Apes (1968) and involved a human uprising against the apes, following which they revert back to their primal state. The studio obviously chose to ignore his concept and used a new script for the film instead (which did feature an uprising - the chimpanzees against the other apes, but was changed prior to filming, possibly due to the reduced budget).
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      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.

    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox logo does not appear on this film.
    • Alternate versions
      When originally released in the UK, the film was heavily cut to receive a lower certificate from the BBFC. This version excised most of the violent and horrific scenes, most notably from the last third of the film, including both scenes where Brent is forced to attack Nova, the revelation of the underground humans' true appearance, the fight Brent and Taylor are forced to have in the prison cell, the killing of the mutant guard on a spiked door, and much of the shoot-out at the film's climax. This cut version was later shown on British TV, c.1991, even though all UK video and DVD releases have been fully uncut and rated '15' since 1987.
    • Connections
      Featured in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      All Things Bright and Beautiful
      (uncredited)

      Music by Leonard Rosenman

      Lyrics by Paul Dehn

      sung by choir of mutants

    User reviews202

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    7/10
    Again the Apes along with an underground civilization of mutated human beings living in subway system
    Good and frantic science-fiction movie with a first rate James Franciscus and special intervention of Charlton Heston who literally disappears in the beginning and re-appears on the ending . This known story is the second and best of the primates sequels ; it starts when Brent (James Franciscus) through the same time warp crashes on the far planet and meets the gorgeous native Nova (Linda Harrison). At the start they trek across the desert , after that he learns the culture where simians rule over humans and they are divided in three lineage : gorilla , chimpanzee and orangutan . Later on, he discovers humanity has gone awry and now is slave and reduced to beasts . Man is treated as animal of burden and regarded as scum . A couple of chimps named Cornelius (David Watson replacing Roddy McDowall) and Zira(Kim Hunter) think otherwise and even agree Brent escape , following the same traces as Taylor (Charlton Heston) . Meanwhile, an expedition commanded by militaristic General Ursus (James Gregory) and Dr. Zaius(Maurice Evans) sets out the forbidden zone where live human mutants (Victor Buono, Jeff Corey , among them) who survived a nuclear explosion several years before . Brent and Nova find an underground civilization in the ruins of bomb-blasted N.Y.C. until a downbeat and bleak final with the mutants worshipping a nuclear missile .

    This is a nice sci-fi flick plenty of metaphysical significance with thoughtful reflexion about origin of human being and nuclear catastrophe , though also packs action, adventures, intrigue and entertainment. In spite of time and being mostly a replay of the original movie , energy remains still and turns out to be an enjoyable following full of fantasy and suspense . Exciting writing credits by Paul Dehn and Mort Abrahams from Pierre Boulle novel . One of the important attributes of this work, is the magnificent , spectacular production design with excellent sets by Walter Scott and great visual effects by means of matte paintings by L.B. Abbot . Glimmer and luminous cinematography by Milton Krasner. Phenomenal make-up by John Chambers, a first-rate expert, such as proved in 'Blade runner, Ssss, Island of Dr Moreau' among others . Sensational musical score by a top-notch Leonard Rosenman though imitating sounds from the great Jerry Goldsmith .The picture is lavishly produced by usual Arthur P. Jacobs , producer of whole saga, and well directed by Ted Post , realizing a similar work to Franklyn J Schaffner , utilizing a great visual sense.

    It's followed by three inferior sequels that get worse and a TV series, 'Escape of planet of apes'(71, Don Taylor), 'Conquest of planet of apes'(72, J. Lee Thompson), 'Battle for the planet of apes'(73, J.Lee Thompson)
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • 20th Century Studios (United States)
      • Official Blog
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Planet of the Apes Revisited
    • Filming locations
      • Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • APJAC Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,999,718
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,999,718
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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