Planet of the Apes (1968) Planet of the Apes was released into theaters on April 3rd, 1968. Filming locations include Page, Az, Glen Canyon, Ut. and Malibu, Ca. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Two years later, he directed the critically acclaimed Patton. The lead of astronaut George Taylor was played by the late great Charlton Heston.. The first film of the rebooted trilogy is the first of the Planet of the Apes movies in order based on the history of its timeline. Rise gave a unique spin on the Planet of the Apes movie series as it focuses on an ape named Caesar who, after having his intelligence augmented through science experiments, leads an ape rebellion while releasing a virus that brings humanity to its knees.
Planet of the Apes: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans. After being kept in hypersleep during a long expedition into deep space, an astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.. Contributed by Lori Over the course of several years, Lori visited many of the filming locations used for the classic Planet of the Apes films. She took photos of the present-day locations, and then she spent time collecting a montage of screenshots of the locations from the films themselves to preset a "Then and Now" look at the locations!