**A picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a landscape.** Indeed. Talk, talk and some more talk. Then they all decide to talk some more - taking a break for a little more talking - before finally deciding on talking just a little while longer. These actors must have had sore tongues after the film was completed. Some of…
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.
Top Cast
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
Reviews
A very good sequel. <em>'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'</em> is a clear improvement on (the good) <em>'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'</em> and isn't that far adrift from the 1968 original. The plot is out there but they make it believable, while the ending is quite something - unexpectedly so! Neat to see Roddy McDowall return to his role from <em>'Planet of the Apes'</em>, while co-star Kim Hunter…
Now quite how, we don't know, but suffice to say that "Cornelius" (Roddy McDowall) and "Zira" (Kim Hunter) manage to find themselves a spaceship and travel back in time to an Earth when humans - here, more specifically, a bunch of rather numb-sculled Americans - rule their continent. On stepping out of their craft, they must sigh the sigh of all aliens whose first glimpse of man is a man with loads of braid and no…
**_The reverse of the first film_** After Taylor’s space vessel lands in the waters near the coast of SoCal, military officials are astonished to find it occupied by three apes in spacesuits (including Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter). While there are those who embrace the talking chimpanzees (Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy and Ricardo Montalban), there are also those who view them as a threat to humankind (Eric…
FAQ about Escape from the Planet of the Apes
What is Escape from the Planet of the Apes about?
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.
When was Escape from the Planet of the Apes released?
Escape from the Planet of the Apes was released in 1971.
What genres does Escape from the Planet of the Apes belong to?
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is categorised as Action, Science Fiction.
Who stars in Escape from the Planet of the Apes?
The cast of Escape from the Planet of the Apes includes Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden.