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title: 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ted Post'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065462/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

1970 · G · 95 min · Science Fiction, Mystery · United States

Part of: Planet of the Apes

## Synopsis

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. It stars James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, and Linda Harrison, and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role. In the film, a second spacecraft arrives on the planet ruled by apes, carrying astronaut Brent (Franciscus), who searches and finds Taylor (Heston) only to realize the apes are not their greatest threat.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ted Post](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-post)
- **Screenplay:** [Pierre Boulle](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-boulle), [Paul Dehn](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dehn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Rosenman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rosenman)
- **Producer:** [Arthur P. Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-jacobs)
- **Director of Photography:** [Milton Krasner](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-krasner)
- **Editor:** [Marion Rothman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-rothman)

## Cast

- [Paul W. Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-w-richards)
- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston) as Taylor
- [Kim Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-hunter) as Zira
- [David Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-watson) as Cornelius
- [Maurice Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-evans) as Dr. Zaius
- [James Franciscus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-franciscus)
- [Gregory Sierra](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-sierra)
- [Don Pedro Colley](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-pedro-colley)
- [James Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gregory)
- [Roddy McDowall](https://cinepixo.com/people/roddy-mcdowall)
- [Victor Buono](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-buono)
- [Jeff Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-corey)
- [Natalie Trundy](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-trundy)
- [James Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-bacon)
- [Thomas Gomez](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-gomez)

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