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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Where Planet of the Apes says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
An alien planet, filmed on Earth: a desert near Lake Powell, a studio ranch in Malibu, a beach reached only by helicopter
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Scenes and places
The ship sinks in an unknown lake (3978)
The ship's power is gone and it is going under. Taylor, Dodge and Landon scramble out as it sinks, with the fourth crew member already dead.
Set in Lake of the crash — A lake on an unnamed planet where the spacecraft goes down.
A lake on an unnamed planet some 320 light years from Earth, according to the commander's reckoning.
Filmed at Lake Powell, Arizona/Utah — The crash of the spacecraft was partly filmed in and around Lake Powell; the scene-to-spot match is not given beyond that line. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Across the wasteland (3978)
The men trudge through a desolate wasteland, and Landon needles Taylor for being no seeker. Taylor answers that he believes something better than man must exist somewhere.
Set in The wasteland — A desolate desert the three men cross on foot.
A barren desert terrain on the unknown planet.
Filmed at Page, Arizona and Glen Canyon area — Early desert scenes were shot in northern Arizona near Page, along the Colorado River in Glen Canyon. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Mute humans, then the cornfield raid (3978)
The men find primitive humans who do not speak. Soon after, armed gorillas raid the cornfield where the humans gather food, and the crew is torn apart in the chaos.
Set in Oasis and cornfield — An oasis of primitive, mute humans, next to a cornfield they harvest.
The first meeting of the astronauts with the planet's humans and with the apes.
Filmed at Malibu Creek State Park (Fox Ranch) — Wikipedia's gallery caption places the astronauts' first encounter with primitive humans and apes at Malibu Creek State Park; the oasis and cornfield are not named separately. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Ape City (3978)
Wounded and unable to speak, Taylor is saved by the chimpanzees Zira and Galen and kept with a captive woman he later names Nova. He watches a society where apes hunt humans as vermin.
Set in Ape City — A theocratic society of talking apes, ruled by a caste system.
The ape village, where gorillas enforce, orangutans govern and chimpanzees are scientists.
Filmed at Malibu Creek State Park (Fox Ranch) — Most scenes of the ape village, inside and out, were filmed on the former 20th Century-Fox Ranch in Malibu Creek State Park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The museum (3978)
Taylor escapes and finds Dodge's taxidermied body on display in a museum. He is soon recaptured.
Set in Ape City museum — A museum where a familiar figure is on display.
A building in Ape City that displays dead humans.
Filmed at Malibu Creek State Park (Fox Ranch) — Ape village interiors and exteriors were shot at the Fox Ranch; no source names the museum scene on its own, so the spot is the village in general. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hearing (3978)
Taylor regains his voice and a hearing is called to find out where he comes from. Dr. Zaius threatens him if he does not reveal his origins, and Taylor learns what happened to Landon.
Set in Ape City tribunal — A hearing to decide where Taylor came from.
The National Academy's tribunal room, with the orangutan Dr. Zaius as minister of science.
Filmed at Malibu Creek State Park (Fox Ranch) — Ape village interiors were shot at the Fox Ranch; no source names the hearing scene alone. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Into the Forbidden Zone (3978)
Zira and Cornelius free Taylor and Nova and take them to the Forbidden Zone. Taylor wants proof he is from another planet, while the apes want proof of an earlier civilization.
Set in Forbidden Zone — A taboo region outside Ape City where Taylor's ship crashed.
A taboo region beyond Ape City.
Filmed at Horseshoe Bend, near Page, Arizona — Wikipedia's gallery caption says Horseshoe Bend was part of the Forbidden Zone. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Malibu Creek State Park (Fox Ranch) — The escape from Ape City was filmed at Malibu Creek State Park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The cave (3978)
Cornelius shows Dr. Zaius what he found in the cave, remains of an advanced human society that came before the apes. Zaius admits he has always known.
Set in The cave — A cave in a cliff face holding remains of an earlier civilization.
A vast cave in a cliff in the Forbidden Zone.
The shoreline ride (3978)
Taylor and Nova leave Ape City behind and follow the shoreline on horseback.
Set in Shore — A shoreline with cliffs towering over the water.
A stretch of coast with cliffs about 130 feet high.
Filmed at Westward Beach, Point Dume, Malibu — The final scene was filmed at Point Dume's Westward Beach; no exact spot is given. Cast, crew and horses were lowered in by helicopter. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Taylor — The astronaut commander who wakes on an unknown planet where apes rule and humans cannot speak.
- Zira — A chimpanzee animal psychologist who saves Taylor and sides with him.
- Cornelius — Zira's fiancé, an archaeologist chimpanzee with a forbidden theory.
- Dr. Zaius — The orangutan minister of science and chief defender of the faith.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the sinking-spaceship lake in Planet of the Apes filmed?
- Where is the real Ape City from Planet of the Apes?
- Where is the Forbidden Zone in Planet of the Apes in real life?