Planet of the Apes (novel)
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La Planète des singes, published in English as Planet of the Apes in the U.S. and Monkey Planet in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968
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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
Planet of the Apes (novel)
…of the Apes in the U.S. and Monkey Planet in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, launching the Planet of the Apes media franchise. The novel tells the tale of three human explorers from Earth who visit a planet orbiting the star…
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Taylor, Nova (Harrison), and the Statue of Liberty
The astronauts' journey from their downed ship was filmed along the Colorado River in Glen Canyon.
Kim Hunter undergoing the extensive ape makeup process.