Planet of the Apes Filming Locations

Planet of the Apes filming locations

Where was Planet of the Apes filmed? Planet of the Apes was filmed in 23 locations across United States in the following places:

Planet of the Apes Filming Locations

Malibu is a city west of Los Angeles, California. It’s known for its celebrity homes and beaches, including wide and sandy Zuma Beach. To the east is Malibu Lagoon State Beach, known as Surfrider Beach for its waves. Nearby is the Spanish Revival–style Adamson House, with local history displays in its Malibu Lagoon Museum. Inland, trails weave through canyons, waterfalls and grasslands in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 7,247.

Kayenta is a U.S. town which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Established November 13, 1986, the Kayenta Township is unique in being the only "township" existing under the laws of the Navajo Nation. The population was 5,189 at the 2010 census.

Arizona, a southwestern U.S. state, is best known for the Grand Canyon, the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River. Flagstaff, a ponderosa pine–covered mountain town, is a major gateway to the Grand Canyon. Other natural sites include Saguaro National Park, protecting cactus-filled Sonoran Desert landscape. Tucson is University of Arizona territory and home to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

Planet of the Apes (1968)
Alternate title: Planet der Affen
Runtime: 112 minutes
Rating: 8.0
Release year: 1968
IMDB: tt0063442
Plot summary

An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.

Genres
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Cast
Charlton Heston
Roddy McDowall
Kim Hunter
Maurice Evans
Directors
Franklin J. Schaffner
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Planet of the Apes filming locations