Celebrating almost 50 years of the hit movie franchise, we give each Planet of the Apes films the 5 FAST FILM FACTS treatment, from Franklin J. Shaffner's 1968 original to Matt Reeves' 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes. ​
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)

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BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970)

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ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971)
CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972)
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973)​
TIM BURTON'S PLANET OF THE APES (2001)
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011)
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DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014)
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WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017)
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​A DIFFERENT BREED: 
​Racial Prejudice and 1960s Sexism in Planet of the Apes​
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