Film Forum

U.S., 1968
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
With Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison
Approx. 112 min. DCP.

“I can’t help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man,” sneers misanthropic astronaut Charlton Heston, all the motivation he needs for a one-way space trip apparently 350 light years from earth and 2000 years in the future — but, boy, is he in for a surprise.

Reviews

“It is quickly paced, completely entertaining, and its philosophical pretensions don't get in the way.”
 – Roger Ebert

“Much of the credit for making this final message almost totally persuasive must go to the make-up department: underneath those flexible simian masks real characters evolve.”
– Sight & Sound