Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified.
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.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) is a action and science fiction film directed by Don Taylor, released on May 20, 1971 with a runtime of 1h 38m. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Natalie Trundy. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 1,273 ratings.
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Roddy McDowall
as Cornelius
Kim Hunter
as Dr. Zira
Bradford Dillman
as Dr. Lewis Dixon
Natalie Trundy
as Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
Eric Braeden
as Dr. Otto Hasslein
William Windom
as The President
Sal Mineo
as Dr. Milo
Albert Salmi
as E-1
Jason Evers
as E-2
John Randolph
as Committee Chairman
Harry Lauter
as General Winthrop
M. Emmet Walsh
as Aide
Directed by Don Taylor, written by Paul Dehn and Pierre Boulle, produced by Arthur P. Jacobs.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 1,273 ratings.
**A picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a landscape.** Indeed. Talk, talk and some more talk. Then they all decide to talk some more - taking a break for a little more talking - before finally deciding on talking just a little while longer. These actors must have had sore tongues after the film was completed. Some of them…
Reviewed on March 18, 2017
A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> and isn't that far adrift from the 1968 original. The plot is out there but they make it believable, while the ending is quite something - unexpectedly so! Neat to see Roddy McDowall return to his role from <em>'Planet of the Apes'</em>, while co-star Kim Hunter continues…
Reviewed on February 27, 2022
Now quite how, we don't know, but suffice to say that "Cornelius" (Roddy McDowall) and "Zira" (Kim Hunter) manage to find themselves a spaceship and travel back in time to an Earth when humans - here, more specifically, a bunch of rather numb-sculled Americans - rule their continent. On stepping out of their craft, they must sigh the sigh of all aliens whose first glimpse of man is a man with loads of braid and no…
Reviewed on June 8, 2023
**_The reverse of the first film_** After Taylor’s space vessel lands in the waters near the coast of SoCal, military officials are astonished to find it occupied by three apes in spacesuits (including Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter). While there are those who embrace the talking chimpanzees (Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy and Ricardo Montalban), there are also those who view them as a threat to humankind (Eric…
Reviewed on March 23, 2025
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The main cast of Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) includes Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy and Eric Braeden. The film was directed by Don Taylor. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes was released on May 20, 1971 and runs for 1h 38m.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 1,273 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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