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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
G
Action
Adventure
Mystery
Sci-Fi
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Release Date
April 23, 1970
Director
Ted Post
Cast
James Franciscus , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , Linda Harrison , Paul Richards , Victor Buono
Runtime
95
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Pierre Boulle , Paul Dehn , Mort Abrahams
Tagline
An army of civilized apes...A fortress of radiation-crazed super humans...Earth's final battle is about to begin - Beneath the atomic rubble of what was once the city of New York!

Summary

Astronaut Brent is sent to rescue Taylor but crash lands on the Planet of the Apes, just like Taylor did in the original film. Taylor has disappeared into the Forbidden Zone so Brent and Nova try to follow and find him. He discovers a cult of humans that fear the Apes' latest military movements and finds himself in the middle. Tension mounts to a climactic battle between ape and man deep in the bowels of the planet.

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