Planet of the Apes [Blu-ray]

Pierre Boule's semi-satiric sci-fi novel goes ape when filmed with Charlton Heston as astronaut George Taylor who crash lands with several others on a remote planet ruled by apes. In this campy 1968 classic human are slaves caged up like animals. The planet's leader Dr. Zaius played by Maurice Evans is astonished when he discovers that Taylor can speak. Simian scientists Roddy McDowell and Kim Hunter as Cornelius and Dr. Zira try to protect the humans but Heston escapes only to discover further surprises. Scripted by Rod Serling and Michael Wilson this film won a special Academy Award for John Chamber's amazing