Film

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 · 1h 38m · Action · Science Fiction

Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified.

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

Metacritic

69

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.

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

• Don TaylorDirector
• Paul DehnScreenplay
• Arthur P. JacobsProducer
• Joseph F. BirocDirector of Photography
• Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
• Marion RothmanEditor

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

May 20, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

G

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$12,348,905

Genres

Action, Science Fiction

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