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PLANET OF THE APES opens in New York. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffne. Written by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, from novel by Pierre Boulle. After 50 years of sequels, remakes & reboots, the original continues to hold pride of place in cinema's pantheon of truly great, classic sci-fi, with the jaw-dropping, surprise ending is now the stuff of legend. Featuring Charlton Heston, Roddy McGowell, Maurice Evans and Kim Hunter.
