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Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. The film is the sequel to Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and the third installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series.
Jul 9, 1971 · A sci-fi action film about three talking chimpanzees from the future who travel back to 1973 and face persecution and danger. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Action, Sci-Fi
- Don Taylor
- 1971-07-09
2 days ago · The next sequel, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, transported the series to contemporary time: 1973. So if you wanted to watch the original series in story-chronological order, you’ll want to...
Synopsis In this second sequel to "Planet of the Apes," three apes flee their world before it's destroyed, and travel back in time to present-day America. When the humans discover that...
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- Don Taylor
- G
- Roddy Mcdowall
Two intelligent chimpanzees from the future, Cornelius and Zira, travel to present-day Earth and face persecution and fear. They reveal their origin story and the fate of the human race to a Presidential Commission, but their words are ignored and they are hunted down by a paranoid scientist.
A sequel to Beneath the Planet of the Apes, this 1971 sci-fi horror film follows Cornelius and Zira, two apes from the future, as they escape to 20th century Los Angeles. They face discrimination, danger and a mysterious connection to their own origins.
Joseph F. Biroc. Edited by. Marion Rothman. Production company. APJAC Productions. Distributed by. 20th Century Fox. Release date. May 21, 1971 (United States) Running time. 98 minutes. Language. English. Budget. $2.06 million. Box office. $12.3 million. Continuity. Movies (APJ) Preceded by. Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Followed by.
