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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

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Summary

Sci-fi adventure drama, the third in the Planet of the Apes series, starring Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter. When an unidentified spaceship crash-lands off the modern-day California coast, its occupants are subjected to extensive research.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

In this third film in the cult sci-fi series, simian survivors Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter travel back in time and land in 1970s California after escaping the catastrophe at the end of Beneath the Planet of the Apes. It's very much a movie of two halves, the first being an amusing collection of observations on modern life, as seen through the eyes of the more advanced apes. The second half is much darker, with the arrogant and fearful humans being driven to unspeakable cruelty to protect their future. Don Taylor's unassuming direction makes good use of Paul Dehn's intelligent script, and he brings out solid performances from his cast.

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Cast

rolenameCorneliusRoddy McDowallZiraKim HunterDr Lewis DixonBradford DillmanDr Stephanie BrantonNatalie TrundyDr Otto HassleinEric BraedenThe PresidentWilliam WindomMiloSal MineoE-1Albert SalmiE-2Jason EversChairmanJohn Randolph

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rolenameDirectorDon Taylor

Details

Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Released on

1971-07-09

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains violence.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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