Arthur P. Jacobs Movies: Top 6 Performances by a Successful Producer



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Escape from the Planet of the Apes Poster
Escape from the Planet of the Apes ( 1971) | IMDb: 6.3
Action , Science fiction
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Starring:
Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Bradford Dillman , Natalie Trundy , Eric Braeden , William Windom
Directed by:
Don Taylor
Produced by:
Arthur P. Jacobs , Frank Capra, Jr.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Poster
Beneath the Planet of the Apes ( 1970) | IMDb: 6
Adventure , Mystery , Science fiction
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
Starring:
James Franciscus , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , Linda Harrison , Paul Richards , Victor Buono
Directed by:
Fred R. Simpson , Ted Post , Chuck Roberson
Produced by:
Arthur P. Jacobs , Mort Abrahams
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Poster
Goodbye, Mr. Chips ( 1969) | IMDb: 6.8
Drama , Music , Romance
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
Starring:
Peter O'Toole , Petula Clark , Michael Redgrave , George Baker , Siân Phillips , Michael Bryant
Directed by:
Bob Howard , Rita Davison , Herbert Ross
Produced by:
Nora Kaye , Mort Abrahams , Irene Howard
Planet of the Apes Poster
Planet of the Apes ( 1968) | IMDb: 8
Action , Adventure , Drama , Science fiction
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
Starring:
Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , James Whitmore , James Daly
Directed by:
Robert Doudell , Franklin J. Schaffner , Rose Steinberg
Produced by:
Arthur P. Jacobs , Joe Scully , William Eckhardt
Doctor Dolittle Poster
Doctor Dolittle ( 1967) | IMDb: 6.1
Comedy , Family , Fantasy , Music
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Starring:
Rex Harrison , Samantha Eggar , Anthony Newley , Richard Attenborough , Peter Bull , Muriel Landers
Directed by:
June Santantonio , Richard Lang , Richard Fleischer
Produced by:
William Eckhardt , Arthur P. Jacobs , Jack Stubbs
What a Way to Go! Poster
What a Way to Go! ( 1964) | IMDb: 6.9
Comedy , Romance
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Starring:
Shirley MacLaine , Paul Newman , Robert Mitchum , Dean Martin , Gene Kelly , Robert Cummings
Directed by:
J. Lee Thompson , Fred R. Simpson
Produced by:
Arthur P. Jacobs , William Eckhardt