Directed by:
Ted PostScreenplay:
Paul DehnCinematography:
Milton KrasnerComposer:
Leonard RosenmanCast:
James Franciscus, Linda Harrison, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Gregory, Charlton Heston, Paul Richards, Victor Buono, Jeff Corey, Natalie Trundy (more)Plots(1)
In the acclaimed sequel to Planet of the Apes, another astronaut (James Franciscus) crashes through the time barrier searching for the missing Taylor (Charlton Heston). The daring rescue leads to a subterranean city where mutant humans, who practice mind control, worship a weapon capable of destroying the entire planet. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Franciscus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421332_e62300.jpg)
James Franciscus
USA
Best movies:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Marooned (1969)
The Concorde Affair (1979)
![Linda Harrison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277626_768e4e.jpg)
Linda Harrison
USA
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Cocoon (1985)
![Kim Hunter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/363/164363797_a6d2de.jpg)
Kim Hunter
USA
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
![Maurice Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763577_05a1e9.jpg)
Maurice Evans
UK
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![James Gregory](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/321/158321509_c31704.jpg)
James Gregory
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Charlton Heston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381893_12ba41.png)
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
![Paul Richards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/771/161771281_dc20af.jpg)
Paul Richards
USA
Best movies:
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
War Paint (1953)
Pushover (1954)
![Victor Buono](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/506/161506869_bb3550.jpg)
Victor Buono
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
![Jeff Corey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/871/164871666_c9eb1b.png)
Jeff Corey
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Little Big Man (1970)
In Cold Blood (1967)
![Natalie Trundy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455670_3d3d52.jpg)
Natalie Trundy
USA
Best movies:
The Monte Carlo Story (1956)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
![Thomas Gomez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273208_6e1519.jpg)
Thomas Gomez
USA
Best movies:
Key Largo (1948)
Phantom Lady (1944)
Who Done It? (1942)
David Watson
UK
Best movies:
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988) (TV movie)
Lucky Break (1994)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Lou Wagner
USA
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
James Dean (2001) (TV movie)
Airport (1970)
![Gregory Sierra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514075_b76a22.gif)
Gregory Sierra
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Hot Shots! 2 (1993)
![Paul Frees](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185695_ed6d53.jpg)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
Don Pedro Colley
USA
Best movies:
THX 1138 (1971)
Journey of Honor (1991) - narrator
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
![Tod Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/965/160965002_ba8ebc.jpg)
Tod Andrews
USA
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Dive Bomber (1941)
James Bacon
USA
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
Army Archerd
USA
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hank Robinson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)