Escape from the Planet of the Apes

"Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified."

Jul 9 1971 G 1h 38m
Action, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

Following the events in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", Cornelius and Zira flee back through time to 20th Century Los Angeles, where they face fear and persecution similar to what Taylor and Brent suffered in the future, and discover the origins of the stream of events that will shape their world.

Written by

Paul Dehn, Pierre Boulle

Directed by

Don Taylor

Cast

Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, APJAC Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971 Trailer)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Featurettes
Dana Gould on ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES
Scores
# of Votes
42,765
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA