Planet of the Apes (1968) (Book & DVD Double Pack)

WATCH THE FILM...

Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this Legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall). Winner of an Honorary Academy Award® for Outstanding Make-up Achievement and nominated for two Oscars®, (1968 Best Costume Design and Best Original Score) Planet of the Apes is grand entertainment from its visually arresting beginning to the chilling
last moment.


READ THE BOOK BY PIERRE BOULLE...

A message in a bottle is the last thing Phyllis and Jinn expect to find when they’re sailing through space. But it provides them with the most sensational holiday reading under the suns. Contained within is the extraordinary story of Ulysse Mérou, Earthdweller. In the year 2500, or thereabouts, he and his fellow scientists discover the far-flung planet which so closely resembles their own. But there is one essential difference on Soror. The race of beautiful naked people whom the incredulous cosmonauts first encounter are seemingly incapable of speech or reason. And the beings by whom Mérou and his crew are swiftly and efficiently taken prisoner are creatures who walk, talk, dress and behave exactly as the rulers of Earth. Except they are apes…