Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Theatrical release poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed byTed Post
Screenplay byPaul Dehn
Story by
Based onCharacters
by Pierre Boulle
Produced byArthur P. Jacobs
Starring
CinematographyMilton R. Krasner
Edited byMarion Rothman
Music byLeonard Rosenman
Production
company
APJAC Productions
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • May 26, 1970 (1970-05-26)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]
Box office$19 million[2]

Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post from a screenplay by Paul Dehn, based on a story by Dehn and Mort Abrahams. The film is the sequel to Planet of the Apes (1968) and the second installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series.[3] It stars James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, and Linda Harrison, and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role. In the film, another spacecraft arrives on the planet ruled by apes, carrying astronaut Brent (Franciscus), who searches for Taylor (Heston).

Beneath the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States on May 26, 1970, by 20th Century-Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by Escape from the Planet of the Apes in 1971.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p256
  2. ^ "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 14, 2012. Archived 2019-06-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Those Damned Dirty Apes!". www.mediacircus.net. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.

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