Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle

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novel science fiction novel

Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle is a 1963 science fiction novel that imagines a future in which intelligent apes dominate a planet and humans are reduced to a primitive state, inspiring a long-running film and media franchise.

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Label	Occurrences
Planet of the Apes (novel)	4
Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle canonical	4
The Planet of the Apes (English translation title)	1

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Target entity: Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
Context triple: [Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, basedOn, Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle]

A. Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes (1968 film) is a landmark science fiction movie starring Charlton Heston, renowned for its dystopian future ruled by intelligent apes and its iconic twist ending.
B. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 science fiction film in the Planet of the Apes franchise that follows three intelligent apes who travel back in time to contemporary Earth, where they face fear, fascination, and persecution from human society.
C. Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Planet of the Apes (2001 film) is a science fiction action movie directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the classic franchise about a future dominated by intelligent apes.
D. The Soul of the Ape
The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
E. The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
Target entity description: Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle is a 1963 science fiction novel that imagines a future in which intelligent apes dominate a planet and humans are reduced to a primitive state, inspiring a long-running film and media franchise.

A. Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes (1968 film) is a landmark science fiction movie starring Charlton Heston, renowned for its dystopian future ruled by intelligent apes and its iconic twist ending.
B. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 science fiction film in the Planet of the Apes franchise that follows three intelligent apes who travel back in time to contemporary Earth, where they face fear, fascination, and persecution from human society.
C. Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Planet of the Apes (2001 film) is a science fiction action movie directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the classic franchise about a future dominated by intelligent apes.
D. The Soul of the Ape
The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
E. The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ
author	Pierre Boulle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
EnglishTitle	Planet of the Apes ⓘ linked to: Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
firstEnglishPublicationDate	1963 ⓘ
genre	dystopian fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Planet of the Apes (1968 film) ⓘ Planet of the Apes (2001 film) ⓘ Planet of the Apes (2014 video game) ⓘ Planet of the Apes (comics) ⓘ
hasISBN	978-0-345-41002-1 ⓘ
hasLiteraryDevice	allegory ⓘ irony ⓘ satire ⓘ
hasPageCount	approximately 200 pages ⓘ
hasSetting	fictional planet orbiting Betelgeuse ⓘ future ⓘ
influenced	Planet of the Apes (film series) ⓘ linked to: Planet of the Apes franchise Planet of the Apes animated series ⓘ linked to: Planet of the Apes (TV series) Planet of the Apes television series ⓘ linked to: Planet of the Apes (TV series)
inspiredBy	contemporary debates on evolution ⓘ
literaryMovement	French science fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter	Arthur Levain ⓘ Cornélius ⓘ linked to: Cornelius Dr. Zaius ⓘ Professor Antelle ⓘ Ulysse Mérou ⓘ Zira ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeForm	frame narrative ⓘ
notableFor	originating the Planet of the Apes media franchise ⓘ twist ending revealing the planet is actually Earth in the distant future in some adaptations ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
originalTitle	La Planète des singes ⓘ linked to: Battle for the Planet of the Apes
partOf	Planet of the Apes franchise ⓘ
plotSummary	depicts a world where intelligent apes dominate and humans are primitive ⓘ
publicationDate	1963 ⓘ
publisher	Éditions René Julliard ⓘ
relatedWork	Bridge over the River Kwai ⓘ linked to: Bridge on the River Kwai
theme	critique of human civilization ⓘ evolution and devolution ⓘ inversion of human and animal roles ⓘ racism and speciesism allegory ⓘ scientific ethics ⓘ
translatedInto	English ⓘ

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