Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 "Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified."

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

6.3 | 1h38m | G | en | Action

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.

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Released: May. 20,1971 | Released Producted By: 20th Century Fox , APJAC Productions Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Action , Science Fiction

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Cast

Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Bradford Dillman

Director

Jack Martin Smith

Producted By

20th Century Fox

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Crew

Roddy McDowall

as Cornelius

Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes Paul Newman: The Restless The Fantastic Journey Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall A Bug's Life

Kim Hunter

as Dr. Zira

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Desire and Censorship An Actor Named Brando A Streetcar on Broadway North and the Music of the South A Streetcar in Hollywood Out of the Cold

Bradford Dillman

as Dr. Lewis Dixon

The Heart of Justice Lords of the Deep Heroes Stand Alone The Man Outside Treasure of the Amazon Covenant Hot Pursuit Sudden Impact King's Crossing The Legend of Walks Far Woman

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

William J. Creber

Art Direction

Stuart A. Reiss

Art Direction

Walter M. Scott

Art Direction

Joseph F. Biroc

Director of Photography

Howard A. Anderson III

Special Effects Coordinator

Don Taylor

Director

Marion Rothman

Editor

Frank Capra, Jr.

Associate Producer

Arthur P. Jacobs

Producer

Alexander Courage

Orchestrator

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Dean Vernon

Sound

Theodore Soderberg

Sound

Pierre Boulle

Characters

Paul Dehn

Screenplay

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Audience Reviews

Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Smoreni Zmaj Third part of the franchise in the beginning deviates from postapocalyptic SF we had in two prequels. It begins and develops as almost romantic comedy, relaxed, warm and full of witty lines. But in second half it suddenly switches to tragic drama. Ending scene was supposed to be unexpected twist, like those they used to end 80's horrors with, but it was so obviously announced during the movie that it has no effect at all. Movie is average, maybe slightly above average and pretty much unoriginal drama, that does not deserve anything above strong 6, but I enjoyed first part of it so much that I simply have to rate it at least a bit higher.7,5/10

javierdtj After seeing "Beneath the Planet of the Apes"(1970) I really didn't wanted to know anything else about this franchise and the idea that there were still 3 more films after that seemed more than rare. But I gave this film a chance and I'm glad I did . Is so rare to see that's the same screenwriter in both films and yet one is so much better than the other.The film is great! A very interesting mix of comedy and drama, touching important subjects like if we can change the future by actions of the present and the always important future of mankind.There's no important advances in terms of history of cinema and it's not a groundbreaking film , but's an original and very entertaining story, I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to see the next film of the series. Recommended.

Adam Peters (71%) An enjoyable, well-made, and very 70's ape movie that turns a full cycle on the original's brilliant premise. The writing throughout is really quite sharp, and the "apes" do come across as more than a little bit charming and likable which is thanks mainly to the good performances of the heavily made up actors. And just like the original there's a ton of political meaning and truth (government agencies are real bastards and are not to be trusted under any reason), and the ending is pretty harrowing and brave for a mass market movie. Overall well worth a look for almost everybody as I was taken by how watchable it is.

Jamie Spraggon This is the 3rd chapter in the McDowell ape films this 1971 film stars Roddy McDowell, Kim Hunter & Bradford Dillman. Roddy McDowell & Kim Hunter continue their roles as Cornelius and Zira in this film they travel to present day at first they are feared and imprisoned but at their court hearing they become sensations where they are taken from the zoo to a 5 star hotel, they are wined and dined and treated like celebrities until Zira falls pregnant then they have to fight for their lives but they have the help of Dillman and his colleague Natalie Trundy. A good entry to the ape saga much better then the 2nd one beneath the planet of the apes but for me the stand-out in the series is the 1968 classic Planet of the apes. ***/*****