DVD

Planet of the apes

Schaffner, Franklin J. (Director). Jacobs, Arthur P. (Producer). Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 (Screenwriter). Serling, Rod, 1924-1975 (Screenwriter). Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974 (Cinematographer). Fowler, Hugh S., 1912-1975 (Film editor). Goldsmith, Jerry. (Composer). Morton, Arthur, 1908-2000 (Arranger). Smith, Jack Martin. (Artistic director). Creber, William. (Artistic director). Scott, Walter M. (Set designer). Rockett, Norman, 1911-1996 (Set designer). Haack, Morton. (Costume designer). Heston, Charlton. (Actor). McDowall, Roddy. (Actor). Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 (Actor). Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989 (Actor). Whitmore, James, 1921-2009 (Actor). Daly, James, 1918-1978 (Actor). Harrison, Linda, 1945- (Actor). Gunner, Robert. (Actor). Wagner, Lou, 1948- (Actor). Parfrey, Woodrow, 1922-1984 (Actor). Burton, Jeff, 1925-1988 (Actor). Kartalian, Buck, 1922- (Actor). Burton, Norman, 1923-2003 (Actor). King, Wright. (Actor). Lambert, Paul, 1922-1997 (Actor). Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 Plan©·te des singes. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner, Woodrow Parfrey, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Norman Burton, Wright King, Paul Lambert. (Cast).

Summary: After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, astronaut Taylor (Charlton Heston) finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Soon, Taylor's life depends on the kindness of the chimpanzee scientists Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zira (Kim Hunter) and his escape to the Forbidden Zone, where he uncovers an earth-shattering secret that may hold the key to his own destiny.

Record details

Physical Description: DVD videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (112 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968. Also issued as part of the boxed set: Planet of the apes the legacy collection. Special features: Commentary by Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Natalie Trundy, and makeup artist John Chambers; Commentary by composer Jerry Goldsmith; Text commentary by Eric Greene, author of "Planet of the apes as American myth."
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; orchestration, Arthur Morton ; art direction, Jack Martin Smith, William Creber ; set decoration, Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett ; costumes designed by Morton Haack ; creative makeup designer, John Chambers ; associate producer, Mort Abrahams.
Participant or Performer Note:	Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner, Woodrow Parfrey, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Norman Burton, Wright King, Paul Lambert.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G.; CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS, mono., Dolby surround.
Language Note:	Dialogue in English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 1968: Honorary Award (To John Chambers for his Outstanding Makeup Achievement).