Scene That I Love: The End of Franklin J. Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The late director Franklin J. Schaffner was born 105 years ago today.

Though Schaffner won an Oscar for directing Patton, my favorite Schaffner film will always be Planet of the Apes. In this scene, Charlton Heston discovers where he’s actually been for the entire movie.

2 responses to “Scene That I Love: The End of Franklin J. Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes”

M - says:

May 30, 2025 at 08:59

Yep. Classic.

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johnrieber says:

May 30, 2025 at 10:17

It stunned me as a small child when I saw it for the first time…I love this film so much! I made it part of my Charlton Heston sci-fi trilogy: https://johnrieber.com/2016/09/23/cult-sci-fis-godfather-charlton-heston-omega-man-planet-of-the-apes-soylent-green-is-people/

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