• Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)

    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 the trio are intelligent and capable of speech, they treat them as experimental research animals until they attempt to escape.

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Escape From the Planet of the Apes
69
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71
Based on 16 Users

Release Date: May 21st, 1971

DVD Release Date: March 28th, 2006

G |1 hr 38 min

Plot Summary

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 the trio are intelligent and capable of speech, they treat them as experimental research animals until they attempt to escape.

Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, William Windom, Sal Mineo, Albert Salmi

Director: Don Taylor

Genres: Science fiction

Production Co: APJAC Productions, Twentieth Century Fox

Distributors: 20th Century Fox, CBS/Fox

Keywords: 1970s , Prison , Escape , Murder , Dark , Suspenseful , Los Angeles ,

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  • 60
    Empire

    With the potency of the central idea diminishing, Escape still manages the tricky move of carrying on a story that really should have ended with the last film, while setting up the series' mythology and paving the way for future chapters. But it's still a dilution. show more

  • 80
    IGN

    McDowell is as good as ever here – this time playing Cornelius – while Kim Hunter is hugely sympathetic as Zira. show more

  • 40
    Time Out London

    It's a long way down from even the second in the series. show more

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