Planet of the Apes
(1968)
Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer:
Pierre Boulle, Rod Serling, Michael Wilson
Cast:
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
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.