Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
	Theatrical release poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed by	Ted Post
Screenplay by	Paul Dehn
Story by	Paul Dehn; Mort Abrahams;
Based on	Characters; by Pierre Boulle
Produced by	Arthur P. Jacobs
Starring	James Franciscus; Kim Hunter; Maurice Evans; Linda Harrison; Charlton Heston;
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Marion Rothman
Music by	Leonard Rosenman
Production; company	APJAC Productions
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	May 26, 1970;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million
Box office	$19 million

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.

^ 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
^ "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 14, 2012. Archived 2019-06-29 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Those Damned Dirty Apes!". www.mediacircus.net. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.

[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

[mojo-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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