Escape from the Planet of the Apes
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.
Release Date
May 20, 1971Runtime
98 minRating
GDirected by
Don TaylorScreenplay by
Paul DehnLanguage
EnglishBudget
$2,500,000Revenue
$12,400,000Status
ReleasedCast
Roddy McDowall
CorneliusKim Hunter
Dr. ZiraBradford Dillman
Dr. Lewis DixonNatalie Trundy
Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' BrantonEric Braeden
Dr. Otto HassleinWilliam Windom
The PresidentSal Mineo
Dr. MiloAlbert Salmi
E-1Jason Evers
E-2John Randolph
Committee ChairmanHarry Lauter
General WinthropM. Emmet Walsh
AideRoy Glenn
Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)Peter Forster
CardinalNorman Burton
Army OfficerWilliam Woodson
Naval OfficerTom Lowell
OrderlyDonald Elson
CuratorJames Bacon
General FaulknerRicardo Montalban
ArmandoJohn Alderman
Marine Corporal (uncredited)Alan Baxter
General (uncredited)Jack Berle
Secretary of State (uncredited)Paul Bradley
Official at Briefing (uncredited)Sam Chew Jr.
Undetermined (uncredited)Bob Harks
Aide (uncredited)Linda Harrison
Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)Elizabeth Harrower
Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)Shep Houghton
Bystander (uncredited)Robert Nichols
Reporter (uncredited)James B. Sikking
Control Room Officer (uncredited)Arthur Tovey
Official at Briefing (uncredited)William Tregoe
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)William Beckley
British News Anchor (uncredited)Images
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