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Charlton Heston as Taylor faces Kim Hunter as Zira and Roddy McDowall as Cornelius, both in ape makeup and costumes, in a cave setting from Planet of the Apes (1968). Scene from Planet of the Apes (1968) showing Charlton Heston and Linda Harrison as captive humans in a cage, with Kim Hunter as Zira, Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius, and Roddy McDowall as Cornelius standing outside in ape costumes. George C. Scott Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen, dressed in prison uniforms and standing barefoot, appear in a prison yard scene from the film Papillon (1973).
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Franklin J. Schaffner: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jun 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 26, 2026
Links added. Aug 12, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Dec 11, 2023
Modified link of Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Franklin J. Schaffner. Jun 23, 2019
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Franklin J. Schaffner. Apr 10, 2017
Added photographs. Jul 14, 2014
Article thoroughly revised. Jan 10, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Franklin J. Schaffner. Aug 06, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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