Planet of the Apes was based on Pierre Boulle's 1963 science fiction novel of the same name.
The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Plante des Singes by Pierre Boulle .	Michael Wilson	Michael Wilson (writer)	Rod Serling	Rod Serling	Pierre Boulle	Pierre Boulle	La Plante des Singes	Planet of the Apes (novel)
La Plante des Singes , known in English as Planet of the Apes and Monkey Planet , is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle .	Pierre Boulle	Pierre Boulle	French	French language	science fiction	science fiction	Planet of the Apes	Planet of the Apes
