Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

"Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!"

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.

Franklin J. Schaffner

Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

Arthur P. Jacobs

Arthur P. Jacobs

Producer

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Hugh S. Fowler

Editor

Joe Scully

Casting

Pierre Boulle

Pierre Boulle

Novel

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Screenplay

Rod Serling

Rod Serling

Screenplay

William J. Creber

Art Direction

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Norman Rockett

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Morton Haack

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

William Kissell

Assistant Director

Johnny Borgese

Special Effects

Joe Canutt

Stunt Coordinator

Lightning Bear

Lightning Bear

Stunts

Irving Rosenberg

Camera Operator

David Dockendorf

Sound

William Eckhardt

Unit Production Manager

L.B. Abbott

Visual Effects

Art Cruickshank

Visual Effects

Frank Orsatti

Stunts

Mort Abrahams

Associate Producer

Eve Newing

Hairstylist

Robert Doudell

Assistant Director

Herman Lewis

Sound

Emil Kosa Jr.

Visual Effects

Robert Fuca

Assistant Costume Designer

Steve Bonner

Driver

Chris Haynes

Driver

Rose Steinberg

Script Supervisor

Kim Kahana

Kim Kahana

Stunts

Chema Hernández

Other

Tap Canutt

Stunts

Terry Leonard

Terry Leonard

Stunts

Eddie Hice

Eddie Hice

Stunts

Kent Hays

Stunts

Nick Dimitri

Nick Dimitri

Stunts

George P. Wilbur

George P. Wilbur

Stunts

Ted White

Ted White

Stunts

Jack Tyree

Stunts

Alex Sharp

Stunts

Ernest Robinson

Stunts

Glenn Randall Jr.

Stunts

Robert Renegade Renneke

Stunts

Roy N. Sickner

Stunts

Dave Rodgers

Stunts

John Quijada

Stunts

Lars Lundgren

Stunts

Regis Parton

Stunts

Loren Janes

Loren Janes

Stunts

Whitey Hughes

Stunts

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Stunts

Fritz Ford

Stunts

William Graeff Jr.

Stunts

Tony Epper

Tony Epper

Stunts

Bennie E. Dobbins

Stunts

Louie Elias

Louie Elias

Stunts

Eldon Burke

Stunts

Vernon Archer

Special Effects

Bill Clove

Special Effects

Marlin Jones

Special Effects

Margaret Donovan

Hair Supervisor

Verne Langdon

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Compositor

John Chambers

Makeup Designer

Fred Hall

Gaffer