“Planet of the Apes” is a science fiction novel by Pierre Boulle that recounts the tale of Ulysse who participates in an intergalactic expedition to an Earth-like planet near the star sun of Betelgeuse. While there, Ulysse discovers that humans are mindless creatures and gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans are their masters. "Planet of the Apes" deals with timeless and important themes including humanity, racism, reason, imitation, discovery, and science.
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes, directed by Franklin Schaffner and released in 1968, was almost singlehandedly responsible for elevating cinema's science fiction genre from traditional &...
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In Planet of the Apes, Pierre Boulle sends his protagonist, the aptly-named Ulysse, on a hero's adventure. The objective is to gain scientific knowledge and then return with it to earth-an endeavor, w...
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Planet of the Apes
