

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
The bizarre world of "Planet of the Apes" was only the beginning...
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
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6.2/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $19M
- Language
- English
- dystopia
- mutant
- sequel
- distant future
- astronaut
- ape
- worship
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG26 May 1970
- PhysicalGDVD15 Aug 2000
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1511 Jun 1970
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL26 May 1970
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1114 Aug 1970
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1612 Jun 1970
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP31 May 1970
- PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray16 Oct 2012
- Digital / OTTDisney+23 Apr 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical161 May 1970
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1524 Jul 1970
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT23 Apr 1970
JapanJP
- Theatrical29 Aug 1970
MexicoMX
- TheatricalA2 Jul 1971
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1216 Jul 1970
Frequently asked questions
Beneath the Planet of the Apes was released on 23 April 1970.
Audience reviews
5- P10/10
Potential Kermode
2/14/2017
**James Franciscus versus the mutant lunatics!** A great, dark sequel to the original classic that goes beyond the downbeat ending of the original and gives us an even more depressing one! No mean feat considering how bleak the ending to the first movie was. I love this movie. The legendary James Franciscus _(The Valley Of Gwangi_) is astronaut Brent - sent to find the missing Taylor. He finds him, of course, …
- W8/10
Wuchak
10/11/2018
_**Classic Sci-Fi Adventure with a KILLER Ending**_ Of the five original "Planet of the Apes" films only the first one (1968) and this sequel, "Beneath" (1970), are truly great and worthwhile. The three prequels devolve in quality: "Escape from" (1971) has its points of interest and amusement, "Conquest of" (1972) is okay, but too one-dimensional, and "Battle for" (1973) is weak. "Beneath" is the only actual seq…
- N7/10
Nutshell
8/3/2019
Enjoyable mostly due to returning cast members, this first sequel could have been so much more. Sadly, this has "money grab" written all over it. Heston was reluctant to return, and only agreed once promised his character Taylor would die. One can only wonder what might have been had he been more enthusiastic, perhaps a decent plot and script? Sigh...
- R7/10
r96sk
2/26/2022
Quite a far way off its predecessor, even if <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> is still a good film. Charlton Heston <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_the_Planet_of_the_Apes#:~:text=Although%20Charlton%20Heston,go%20to%20charity" rel="nofollow">reportedly</a> wasn't initially interested in returning for a sequel, though, to his credit, did in the end return briefly to tie up his character's lo…
- C5/10
CinemaSerf
6/8/2023
Charlton Heston's "Taylor" returns to top and tail this otherwise pretty poor sequel that features James Franciscus as "Brent". He, too, is an astronaut who is fleeing the wrath of the apes when he meets up with "Nova" (Linda Harrison). That's lucky because he's looking for "Taylor" and she was his gal for a while. Might she be able to lead him to him before the pursuing militia string them up? Well, she does lead hi…
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