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Planet of the Apes
UNITED STATES · 1968

Planet of the Apes

Franklin J. Schaffner
role reversal planet of apes human experimentation social hierarchy survival
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Synopsis

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.

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