Escape from the Planet of the Apes
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| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| Produced by | Arthur P. Jacobs |
| Written by | Paul Dehn |
| Based on | Characters created by Pierre Boulle |
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Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Bradford Dillman Natalie Trundy Eric Braeden Sal Mineo Ricardo Montalbán |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Marion Rothman |
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APJAC Productions
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,060,000 |
| Box office | $12,348,905 |
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 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.
The preceding film, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, ends with the apes' future Earth being destroyed by a nuclear weapon.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes begins by establishing that three apes—Cornelius (Roddy McDowall), Zira (Kim Hunter), and Dr. Milo (Sal Mineo)—escaped the Earth's destruction by salvaging and repairing Taylor's spaceship and piloting it through the shock wave of Earth's destruction, sending the ship through a time warp. The salvage, repair and launch all happen off-camera during the final act of the previous film.
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