Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1969)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 94m
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Franciscus, Linda Harrison, Kim Hunter
Synopsis:
An astronaut comes looking for Taylor and his crew and together with Nova discovers a third occupier of the planet's underworld (a buried New York city); mutant descendants of the holocaust's survivors they have developed telepathic powers, and use them when the apes launch an invasion of the Forbidden Zone.
Review:
Rather more blatant political allegory here, with a definite nod towards Vietnam. This is the measure of the whole movie, with a generally less atmospheric approach allied to the need to do something different. Heston agreed to star on condition that he only appear in the opening scene and be killed off at the end. More violent than its predecessor, a trend that was to continue.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 94m
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Franciscus, Linda Harrison, Kim Hunter
Synopsis:
An astronaut comes looking for Taylor and his crew and together with Nova discovers a third occupier of the planet's underworld (a buried New York city); mutant descendants of the holocaust's survivors they have developed telepathic powers, and use them when the apes launch an invasion of the Forbidden Zone.
Review:
Rather more blatant political allegory here, with a definite nod towards Vietnam. This is the measure of the whole movie, with a generally less atmospheric approach allied to the need to do something different. Heston agreed to star on condition that he only appear in the opening scene and be killed off at the end. More violent than its predecessor, a trend that was to continue.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 94m
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Franciscus, Linda Harrison, Kim Hunter
Synopsis:
An astronaut comes looking for Taylor and his crew and together with Nova discovers a third occupier of the planet's underworld (a buried New York city); mutant descendants of the holocaust's survivors they have developed telepathic powers, and use them when the apes launch an invasion of the Forbidden Zone.
Review:
Rather more blatant political allegory here, with a definite nod towards Vietnam. This is the measure of the whole movie, with a generally less atmospheric approach allied to the need to do something different. Heston agreed to star on condition that he only appear in the opening scene and be killed off at the end. More violent than its predecessor, a trend that was to continue.