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Planet of the apes (Motion picture : 1968)

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Uniform title headingPlanet of the apes (Motion picture : 1968)
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Variant(s)Monkey planet (Motion picture)
See alsoFilm director: Schaffner, Franklin J.
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Screenwriter: Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
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Screenwriter: Serling, Rod, 1924-1975
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994. Planète des singes
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Remade as (work): Planet of the apes (Motion picture : 2001)
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Sequel: Beneath the planet of the apes (Motion picture)
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Prequel: Rise of the planet of the apes
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Form of workMotion picture
Science fiction films Dystopian films Fantasy films Film adaptations Feature films Fiction films
Beginning date1968
Place of originUnited States
Found inArrow, W. Visions from nowhere, 1976.
Internet movie database, January 24, 2011 (Planet of the Apes (1968), directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, original music by Jerry Goldsmith; also known as Monkey planet; also lists Planet of the Apes (2001), directed by Tim Burton, screenplay by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal, original music by Danny Elfman)
Wikipedia, January 24, 2011 (Planet of the Apes (1968 film); American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and based on the novel La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle; followed by sequel Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970); the movie was "reimagined" in 2001 by director Tim Burton) Aug. 5, 2011 (Rise of the Planet of the Apes (originally titled Caesar and Rise of the Apes); 2011 American science fiction film; a reboot of the Planet of the Apes series that will act as a foundation with an origin story for a new film series; its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), but it is not a direct remake in that it does not fit into that series' continuity; primarily a prequel to the 1968 film)
Rodriguez, R. Rise of the planet of the apes, 2011, on Kansas City star website, viewed Aug. 5, 2011 (Rise of the planet of the apes; prequel to the 1968 sci-fi classic)