Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner Written by Michael Wilson   Rod Serling   Pierre Boulle   John T. Kelley   Cast Charlton Heston ... George Taylor Roddy McDowall ... Cornelius Kim Hunter ... Zira Maurice Evans ... Dr. Zaius James Whitmore ... President of the Assembly James Daly ... Honorious Linda Harrison ... Nova Robert Gunner ... Landon Lou Wagner ... Lucius Woodrow Parfrey ... Maximus Jeff Burton ... Dodge Buck Kartalian ... Julius Norman Burton ... Hunt Leader Wright King ... Dr. Galen Paul Lambert ... Minister Gene O'Donnell ... (unconfirmed) Uncredited Cast Martin Abrahams ... Human in Cage Army Archerd ... Gorilla James Bacon ... Ape Erlynn Mary Botelho ... Gorilla Priscilla Boyd ... Human #1 Eldon Burke ... Gorilla David Chow ... Chimpanzee Billy Curtis ... Child Ape Frank Delfino ... Child Ape Buddy Douglas ... Child Ape Chuck Fisher ... Gorilla William Graeff Jr. ... Gorilla Lars Hensen ... Gorilla Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski ... Gorilla Norma Jean Kron ... Chimpanzee Robert Lombardo ... Gorilla Photographer Jerry Maren ... Child Ape Cass Martin ... Chimpanzee Stephan Merjanian ... Gorilla Harry Monty ... Child Ape John Quijada ... Gorilla Smokey Roberds ... Chimpanzee Dave Rodgers ... Gorilla Jane Ross ... Human George Sasaki ... Chimpanzee Ronald L. Schwary ... Frightened human Felix Silla ... Child Gorilla Emory Souza ... Child Ape Dianne Stanley ... Astronaut Stewart Joe Tornatore ... Gorilla Produced by Mort Abrahams   Arthur P. Jacobs   Original Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Additional Info Premiere: February 08, 1968 Theatrical Release: April 03, 1968 DVD Release: August 21, 2001 Blu-ray Release: November 04, 2008 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies APJAC Productions (produced by) (as APJAC PRODUCTIONS, INC.) Twentieth Century Fox (uncredited) Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (released by) (as Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corporation) CBS   (1973) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan) Magnetic Video   (1979) (USA) (VHS) RCA (II)   (1981) (USA) (video) (CED VideoDisc) 20th Century Fox Video   (1982) (USA) (VHS) CBS/Fox   (1984) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) CBS/Fox   (1985) (USA) (VHS) Playhouse Video   (1985) (USA) (VHS) CBS/Fox   (1990) (USA) (VHS) Disney Channel   (1990) (USA) (TV) (as The Disney Channel) Fox Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (VHS) Fox Video   (1995) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (40th Anniversary Edition) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) (on 'Planet of the Apes Triple Feature') Fathom Events   (2016) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) CBS/Fox   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Netflix   (2018) (USA) (TV) Netflix   (2018) (USA) (all media) Netflix   (2018) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,015 / 20,704 Site Ranking #1,011 Battle Royale (2000) #1,012 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) #1,013 Puss In Boots (2011) #1,014 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) #1,015 Planet Of The Apes (1968) #1,016 Grindhouse (2007) #1,017 The Whale (2022) #1,018 Crazy Rich Asians (2018) #1,019 Deep Impact (1998)