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Release Date: 1971 Cast: John Randolph, Peter Forster, M. Emmet Walsh, Natalie Trundy, Roddy McDowall, Harry Lauter, Norman Burton, Ricardo Montalbán, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Sal Mineo, Roy Glenn ...MORE
Cast: John Randolph, Peter Forster, M. Emmet Walsh, Natalie Trundy, Roddy McDowall, Harry Lauter, Norman Burton, Ricardo Montalbán, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Sal Mineo, Roy Glenn, William Windom, Albert Salmi, Eric Braeden, Jason Evers ...LESS
Categories: Movies, Science Fiction, Adventure, Escape Film Escape from the Planet of the Apes, directed by Don Taylor, is a 1971 science fiction film starring 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 around 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 MORE
Escape from the Planet of the Apes, directed by Don Taylor, is a 1971 science fiction film starring 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 around 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 and everything on it being destroyed by a nuclear weapon.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes begins by establishing that three apes (Cornelius, Zira, and Dr. Milo, played respectively by Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Sal Mineo) escaped the Earth's destruction by salvaging and repairing the astronaut Taylor's spaceship (which sank in the first movie) and piloting it through the shock wave of Earth's destruction, sending the ship through a time warp. The salvage, repair and launch all LESS
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