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Director:
Don Taylor
Writers:
Paul Dehn (written by)
Pierre Boulle (characters creator)
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Release Date:
21 May 1971 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified. See more »
Plot:
The world is shocked by the appearance of two talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society; but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
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User Reviews:
AMAZING movie! See more (74 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Roddy McDowall ... Cornelius

Kim Hunter ... Zira
Bradford Dillman ... Dr. Lewis Dixon
Natalie Trundy ... Dr. Stephanie Branton
Eric Braeden ... Dr. Otto Hasslein

Ricardo Montalban ... Armando
William Windom ... The President

Sal Mineo ... Milo
Albert Salmi ... E-1
Jason Evers ... E-2

John Randolph ... Commission Chairman
Harry Lauter ... Gen. Winthrop

M. Emmet Walsh ... Aide
Roy Glenn ... Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
Peter Forster ... Cardinal
Norman Burton ... Army Officer
William Woodson ... Naval Officer
Tom Lowell ... Orderly
Gene Whittington ... Marine Captain

Donald Elson ... Curator
Bill Bonds ... TV Newscaster

Army Archerd ... Referee
James Bacon ... Gen. Faulkner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alderman ... Marine Corporal (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ... Man at President's Briefing (uncredited)
Karl Bruck ... German Newscaster (uncredited)
Sam Chew Jr. ... Undetermined (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston ... Talking Baby Chimp (voice) (uncredited)
James W. Gavin ... Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
George Golden ... Man at President's Briefing (uncredited)

Joe Gray ... Bodyguard (uncredited)
Robert Gunner ... Landon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower ... Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
Robert Nichols ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ron Pinkard ... Undetermined (uncredited)
Janos Prohaska ... Heloise (uncredited)
Tony Regan ... Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts ... Gen. Brody (uncredited)
Hank Robinson ... White Haired Reporter (uncredited)

James Sikking ... Control Room Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... White-Haired Man at President's Briefing (uncredited)
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Directed by
Don Taylor 
 
Writing credits
Paul Dehn (written by)

Pierre Boulle (characters creator)

Produced by
Frank Capra Jr. .... associate producer
Arthur P. Jacobs .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph F. Biroc (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
 
Film Editing by
Marion Rothman 
 
Art Direction by
William J. Creber  (as William Creber)
Jack Martin Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Stuart A. Reiss 
Walter M. Scott 
 
Makeup Department
Mary Babcock .... hair stylist
Jack Barron .... makeup artist
John Chambers .... creative makeup design
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke)
Verne Langdon .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jan Van Uchelen .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Francisco Day .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Lenzi .... assistant director (as Pepi Lenzi)
Joseph E. Rickards .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Bill Sully .... art illustrator
 
Sound Department
Theodore Soderberg .... sound
Dean Vernon .... sound
Raul A. Bruce .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Johnny Borgese .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Jerry Brutsche .... stunt performer (uncredited)
James W. Gavin .... aerial stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator
Bob Bain .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Chris Haynes .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jack Hirshberg .... unit publicist
Roy Kabat .... animal furnisher
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG (TV rating) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-12 | Australia:M | Norway:12 (1972) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (video rating: 1987) | UK:U (original rating) | USA:G | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Zira's first line in the presence of humans, "Because I loathe bananas!", is a reference to Kim Hunter's real distaste for this fruit, which originated during the filming of the first Planet of the Apes (1968). The actors portraying apes were required to keep their makeup on during breaks in order to save time, so the rest of the crew often called them monkeys and offered bananas to mock them.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: During the "multiphasic" test, the position on the blocks shift between shots even when the vet isn't jumbling them.See more »
Quotes:
Dr. Otto Hasslein:Zira, wine is an excellent restorative, I assure you, especially in cases of pregnancy.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Flash Forward: Apeward Bound (#1.18)" (????)See more »

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9 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
AMAZING movie!, 22 July 2003
Author: Fire-WalkWithMe from MS

'Escape' is my favorite of the Apes series. What can I say about it? It's just heartbreaking! These movies.. the endings are incredible! And especially in this one. You NEVER see these kind of endings now! I actually found myself crying! Though, the movie at the beginning, is just FUN! Ricardo Montalban was great in this, as was Roddy and Kim.

What more to say? EXCELLENT WONDERFUL movie!

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Isn't it obvious that Zira switched the baby?? Valentino55
Dr. Zira is pregnant and they give her Alcohol (Grape Juice Plus)! ChristopherDrews
Hate the retcon of the backstory keithbalbi
Just How did they Find TAYLOR's spaceship .... re_zuleta
C'mon, really?? Apes were doing brain surgury... why did it... (SPOILER) Nomouth
Sal Mineo sure dies a lot LightningLad
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