Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Movie Details

Original Title Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Original Language EN

Budget $3,000,000

Revenue $18,999,718

Status Released

Popularity 4.1

Cast

James Franciscus

Brent

Popularity: 0.6

Kim Hunter

Zira

Popularity: 1.1

Maurice Evans

Dr. Zaius

Popularity: 0.4

Charlton Heston

Taylor

Popularity: 3.7

Linda Harrison

Nova

Popularity: 2.7

Paul Richards

Mendez

Popularity: 1.4

Victor Buono

Fat Man

Popularity: 0.6

James Gregory

Ursus

Popularity: 0.8

David Watson

Cornelius

Popularity: 1.5

Jeff Corey

Caspay

Popularity: 2.0

Natalie Trundy

Albina

Popularity: 0.3

Thomas Gomez

Minister

Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Editor Marion Rothman

Screenplay Mort Abrahams, Paul Dehn

Producer Arthur P. Jacobs

Director Ted Post

Production

APJAC Productions

20th Century Fox

Videos & Trailers

John Landis on BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES

Featurette

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970 Trailer)

Trailer

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Posters

Keywords

dystopia mutant distant future astronaut ape worship

Reviews from TMDB

Potential Kermode 10/10

Feb 14, 2017

**James Franciscus versus the mutant lunatics!** A great, dark sequel to the original classic that goes beyond the downbeat ending of the original and gives us an even more depressing one! No mean feat considering how bleak the ending to the first movie was. I love this movie. The legendary Ja ... Read more

Wuchak 8/10

Oct 11, 2018

_**Classic Sci-Fi Adventure with a KILLER Ending**_ Of the five original "Planet of the Apes" films only the first one (1968) and this sequel, "Beneath" (1970), are truly great and worthwhile. The three prequels devolve in quality: "Escape from" (1971) has its points of interest and amusement, ... Read more

Nutshell 7/10

Aug 3, 2019

Enjoyable mostly due to returning cast members, this first sequel could have been so much more. Sadly, this has "money grab" written all over it. Heston was reluctant to return, and only agreed once promised his character Taylor would die. One can only wonder what might have been had he been more en ... Read more