Escape from the Planet of the Apes facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Escape from the Planet of the Apes |
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| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| Produced by | Arthur P. Jacobs |
| Written by | Paul Dehn |
| Starring | Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Bradford Dillman Natalie Trundy Eric Braeden Sal Mineo Ricardo Montalbán |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Editing by | Marion Rothman |
| Studio | APJAC Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 1971 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.06 million |
| Money made | $12.3 million |
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán. It is the third of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, the second being Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). Its plot centers on many social issues of the day including scientific experimentation on animals, nuclear war and government intrusion. The film was well received by critics, getting the best reviews of the four Planet of the Apes sequels. It was followed by Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
Cast
- Roddy McDowall as Dr. Cornelius
- Kim Hunter as Dr. Zira
- Bradford Dillman as Dr. Lewis Dixon
- Natalie Trundy as Dr. Stephanie Branton
- Eric Braeden as Dr. Otto Hasslein
- William Windom as President of the United States
- Sal Mineo as Dr. Milo
- Albert Salmi as E-1
- Jason Evers as E-2
- John Randolph as the Chairman
- Harry Lauter as General Winthrop
- M. Emmet Walsh as Aide
- Roy Glenn as the Lawyer
- Peter Forster as the Cardinal
- Bill Bonds as the TV Newscaster
- James Bacon as General Faulkner
- Ricardo Montalbán as Armando
In this film, actor Roddy McDowall returns to the character of Cornelius which he played in the first film but not in the second. A new ape character of Dr. Milo is introduced played by actor Sal Mineo. Charlton Heston, star of the first film and supporting actor in the second, appears in this third installment only in two brief flashback sequences.
Spin Off Media
A comic book miniseries, a crossover with Star Trek serving to bridge the events of the second and third films and titled Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive, was published from December 2014 to April 2015.
See also
In Spanish: Escape from the Planet of the Apes para niños
