Planet of the Apes (novel) film was a critical and commercial success, spawning four sequels on a one film a year basis between 1970 and 1973. A second adaptation of the book was released in 2001 directed by Tim Burton as a loose remake of the 1968 film of the same name. A series reboot with a new production team called "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was released in 2011 to critical and commercial success. It was the first in a new series of films. Independent of the American franchise, a 1974 Japanese television series, "Saru No Gundan", was based on the novel.
Behind the Planet of the Apes Behind the Planet of the Apes Behind the Planet of the Apes is a 1998 American television documentary directed by Kevin Burns and David Comtois who also co-wrote it with Brian Anthony. It focuses on the five films in the original "Planet of the Apes" series, and is hosted and narrated by Roddy McDowall, who played Cornelius in the 1968 film "Planet of the Apes" and "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" and his son Caesar in "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes". The documentary premiered on AMC to commemorate