<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $4.7 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $19 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post and written by Paul Dehn . It is the second of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs . The film stars James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, and Linda Harrison, and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role . </P> <P> In this sequel, another spacecraft crashes on the planet ruled by apes, carrying astronaut Brent who searches for Taylor and discovers an underground city inhabited by mutated humans with psychic powers . Beneath the Planet of the Apes was a success at the box office but met with mixed reviews from critics . It was followed by Escape from the Planet of the Apes . </P>

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