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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 Planet of the Apes original film series.
Jul 9, 1971 · Escape from the Planet of the Apes: Directed by Don Taylor. With Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy. The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft.
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.
'Escape from the Planet of the Apes' begins by establishing that three chimpanzee apes, Cornelius (Roddy McDowall), Zira (Kim Hunter), and Dr. Milo (Sal Mineo) escaped the Earth's destruction by salvaging and repairing the astronaut Taylor's spaceship (which sank in the Dead Lake in the desert Forbidden Zone in the first movie) and piloting it ...
Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Rating: G. Runtime: 1h 37min. Release Date: May 21, 1971. Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction. Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter reprise their roles from the original Planet of the Apes in this third chapter of the Apes saga.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Following the events in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes", Cornelius and Zira flee back through time to 20th Century Los Angeles, where they face persecution similar to what Taylor suffered in the future, and discover the origins of the stream of events that will shape their world. Cast & Crew. Read More. Don Taylor.
Escape From the Planet of the Apes. Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter reprise their roles from the original Planet of the Apes in this third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zire (Hunter) travel to present-day Earth.
