Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Astronaut Brent crash‑lands on a world ruled by apes and must uncover a terrifying hidden menace before it destroys both species.
“The bizarre world of "Planet of the Apes" was only the beginning...”
Synopsis
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission arrives on the planet of the apes and discovers a horrifying secret hidden beneath the surface.
Credits
Related titles
No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.
How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
Principal cast & crew: 37
These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Marion RothmanShot by Milton R KrasnerScored by Leonard Rosenman
Box Office
1970 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$19.0M
Compare across the franchise →
Also known as
- Rückkehr zum Planet der Affende
- Beneath The Planet of The Apesen
- Regreso al planeta de los simioses
- Le Secret de la planète des singesfr
- L'altra faccia del pianeta delle scimmieit
Community tags
Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).
More in Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection
View franchise →
Cast & Crew
37 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
16Don Pedro Colley
as Negro
Tod Andrews
as Skipper
Eldon Burke
as Gorilla Sgt.
Gregory Sierra
as Verger
Lou Wagner
as Luicius
Army Archerd
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Edward Bach
as Picket (uncredited)
James Bacon
as Ape (uncredited)
Stan Barrett
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Angelina Bauer
as Chimp Protestor (uncredited)
Erlynn Mary Botelho
as Ape (uncredited)
Maxine Botelho
as Chimp Protester (uncredited)
Dick Bullock
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Bruce Fleischer
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Paul Frees
as Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
Hank Robinson
as Bomb Worshipper (uncredited)
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
4Parents Guide
AI Personalities
Advisory Bot AI
I keep the family-safety picture honest — community advisories, AI-moderated, summarized without spin.
Ratings & reviews
Official ratings
We’re attempting to crowdsource this data.
Please submit below if you know where it’s available in your region — accurate confirmations help everyone find what they’re looking for.
Where to watch
Live · bot-verified- Paramount+Stream
Gallery
Add imageNo community images for Beneath the Planet of the Apes yet
Add a still, a storyboard, or concept art — every image gets its own page where members can discuss it.
Trailers
No trailers logged for Beneath the Planet of the Apes yet — add the first one below.
Spot a trailer we’re missing?
Add a trailer from any film, show, or game.
Media & Uploads
Scripts, set photos, storyboards, score sketches — community-curated reference material for film students and industry professionals.
Did you or a loved one work on Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
Every stage matters — pitch decks and treatments from development, location scouts and table-reads from pre-production, set photos and crew anecdotes from production, edit-bay notes from post, and press kits, festival memories, or marketing ephemera from distribution. Any moment that didn't make the press tour, any document or photograph that's been sitting in a box — please share it so it's not lost to time.
We particularly welcome contributions from writers, producers, cast, crew, festival programmers, distributors, marketing teams, their families, and anyone who was there at any stage.
Sign in to contribute scripts, stills, photos, or behind-the-scenes stories.
Be the first to share something on Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
Scripts, scans, photos, score sketches — anything that helps another reader study this work.
Memorable quotes
Browse all →No quotes logged for Beneath the Planet of the Apes yet — add the first memorable line below.
Got a quote we’re missing?
Submit a line from any film, show, or game.
More in Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection
View franchise →The conversation
Loading the conversation…
Comments (0)
on Beneath the Planet of the ApesNo comments yet. Be the first to share what you think.
Edit history
Loading edit history…