Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971ActionScience Fiction98 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Don Taylor

    Director

  • Pierre Boulle

    Characters

  • Paul Dehn

    Screenplay

  • Joseph F. Biroc

    Director of Photography

  • Marion Rothman

    Editor

  • Roddy McDowall

    Cornelius

  • Kim Hunter

    Dr. Zira

  • Bradford Dillman

    Dr. Lewis Dixon

  • Natalie Trundy

    Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton

  • Eric Braeden

    Dr. Otto Hasslein

  • William Windom

    The President

  • Sal Mineo

    Dr. Milo

  • Albert Salmi

    E-1

  • Jason Evers

    E-2

  • John Randolph

    Committee Chairman

  • Harry Lauter

    General Winthrop

  • M. Emmet Walsh

    Aide

  • Roy Glenn

    Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)

  • Peter Forster

    Cardinal

  • Norman Burton

    Army Officer

  • William Woodson

    Naval Officer

  • Tom Lowell

    Orderly

  • Gene Whittington

    Marine Captain

  • Donald Elson

    Curator

  • Bill Bonds

    TV Newscaster

  • Army Archerd

    Referee

  • James Bacon

    General Faulkner

  • Ricardo Montalban

    Armando

  • John Alderman

    Marine Corporal (uncredited)

  • Alan Baxter

    General (uncredited)

  • Jack Berle

    Secretary of State (uncredited)

  • Paul Bradley

    Official at Briefing (uncredited)

  • Karl Bruck

    German Newscaster (uncredited)

  • Sam Chew Jr.

    Undetermined (uncredited)

  • Robert Cole

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Walker Edmiston

    Talking Baby Chimp (uncredited) (voice)

  • Sig Frohlich

    Spectator (uncredited)

  • James W. Gavin

    Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

  • George Golden

    Official at Briefing (uncredited)

  • James Gonzalez

    Official at Briefing (uncredited)

  • Joe Gray

    Bodyguard (uncredited)

  • Bob Harks

    Aide (uncredited)

  • Linda Harrison

    Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Elizabeth Harrower

    Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)

  • Shep Houghton

    Bystander (uncredited)

    • 3.0

    Runtime

    98 minutes

    Released

    1971-05-20

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    APJAC Productions

    20th Century Fox

    Sound

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    42 days ago

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