Classic
Moment
in time
Memorable moments from the ODEON archives
Suited and booted
Charlton Heston is dressed to the nines at the ODEON Leicester Square
ar for the Planet of
the Apes is exploding
into cinemas this
month and to celebrate we’ve
raided the ODEON archives
and found a rather dapper
picture of the original film’s
leading man: Charlton
Heston. Taken at the ODEON
Leicester Square on 8
January 1959, the Hollywood
great was attending the
premiere of his latest movie
The Big Country. That same
year saw the release of Ben-
Hur, the Biblical epic for
which he won a Best Actor
Oscar. There would be no
gongs for his turn in 1968’s
Planet of the Apes, but
Heston’s performance as
astronaut George Taylor
remains one of cinema’s
finest. Who could ever forget
that final damning scene?
War for the Planet of the Apes
swings into cinemas on 12 July
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