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The deranged Planet of the Apes sequels Charlton Heston tried to kill
- Charlton Heston did not want to return to the Planet of the Apes. The original film, released in 1968, had been an unexpected, extraordinary smash hit. But in those days, as Heston later said, making a sequel “was considered faintly tacky”. Twentieth Century Fox, however, was on the verge of bankruptcy. The studio needed a hit. It needed another Apes picture: Beneath the Planet of the Apes, which landed in cinemas in June 1970.
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| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Pigeon That Took Rome | Nominated |
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Ben-Hur (1959 film) | Nominated |
| 1960 | Academy Award | Actor | Ben-Hur (1959 film) | Winner |
| 1957 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Ten Commandments (1956 film) | Nominated |
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