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Escape from the Planet of the Apes poster

Film · Action, Science Fiction

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

★ 6.4 · 1,297 votesIMDb★ 6.3 · 45,414 votes1 h 38 minAction, Science Fiction1971

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.

Director
Don Taylor
Writers
Pierre Boulle, Paul Dehn
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
May 20, 1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes cast

  • Roddy McDowallCornelius
  • Kim HunterDr. Zira
  • Bradford DillmanDr. Lewis Dixon
  • Natalie TrundyDr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
  • Eric BraedenDr. Otto Hasslein
  • William WindomThe President
  • Sal MineoDr. Milo
  • Albert SalmiE-1
  • Jason EversE-2
  • John RandolphCommittee Chairman
  • Harry LauterGeneral Winthrop
  • M. Emmet WalshAide
  • Roy GlennLawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
  • Peter ForsterCardinal
  • Norman BurtonArmy Officer
  • William WoodsonNaval Officer
  • Tom LowellOrderly
  • Gene WhittingtonMarine Captain
  • Donald ElsonCurator
  • Bill BondsTV Newscaster
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