STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate PG

Cast Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter

Directors Franklin J Schaffner

Screenwriters Michael Wilson Rod Serling

Running Time 112 minutes

EMPIRE ESSAY: Planet of the Apes (PG)

Plot
In the year 3978 A.D. a spaceship with a crew of four crashes down on a distant planet. They soon learn that the planet is much like their own only is inhabited by intelligent apes. One crewman befriends one of them despite the humans being a slave race, but civil unrest is brewing...

Verdict
a film rich with unforgettable imagery, killer lines and physical thrills.


Reviewer: Andrew Collins

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