Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulleliterary work· published 1963
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La Planète des singes, published in English as Planet of the Apes in the U.S. and Monkey Planet in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, launching the Planet of the Apes media franchise. The novel tells the tale of three human explorers from Earth who visit a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse, in which great apes are the dominant intelligent and civilized species, whereas humans are reduced to a savage animal-like state.
Adaptations (9)
Planet of the Apes has been adapted into 9 films, from 1968 to 2017. The most recent is War for the Planet of the Apes (2017).
Planet of the Apes1968 · film · 112 min · dir. Franklin J. Schaffner · IMDb ↗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.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes1970 · film · 95 min · dir. Ted Post · IMDb ↗The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971 · film · 98 min · dir. Don Taylor · IMDb ↗The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes1972 · film · 88 min · dir. J. Lee Thompson · IMDb ↗In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973 · film · 93 min · dir. J. Lee Thompson · IMDb ↗The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Planet of the Apes2001 · film · 120 min · dir. Tim Burton · IMDb ↗After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011 · film · 105 min · dir. Rupert Wyatt · IMDb ↗A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014 · film · 130 min · dir. Matt Reeves · IMDb ↗A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
War for the Planet of the Apes2017 · film · 140 min · dir. Matt Reeves · IMDb ↗Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
