Rent Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
3.3 of 5 from 96 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter reprise their roles from the original 'Planet of the Apes' in this third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zire (Hunter) travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities - until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives.
- Actors:
- Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, William Windom, Sal Mineo, Albert Salmi, Jason Evers, John Randolph, Harry Lauter, M. Emmet Walsh, Roy Glenn, Peter Forster, Norman Burton, William Woodson, Tom Lowell, Gene Whittington, Donald Elson, Bill Bonds
- Directors:
- Don Taylor
- Producers:
- Arthur P. Jacobs
- Voiced By:
- Walker Edmiston
- Writers:
- Paul Dehn, Pierre Boulle
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/12/2008
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Introductions by Lawgiver
- The Secret Behind Escape
- Don Taylor Directs 'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'
- Isolated Score Track
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Galleries
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Reviews (1) of Escape from the Planet of the Apes
PLANET OF THE HUMANS - Escape from the Planet of the Apes review by Frank Talker™
Much better than sequels usually are, this character-driven effort emotionally engages right from the start; leading to a finale that is hard to forget and deeply disturbing. Much like a Jacobean revenge tragedy, the downbeat ending is inevitable and tear-jerking - but without cheating the audience of its tears with fake or cloying sentimentality.
Along the way there is much satire of a paranoid and distinctly-violent White culture that is both impressed by talking apes, yet horrified by the implication that by the year 3955 humans will no longer dominate the Earth and control its resources for its sole use.
Everyone is good in this movie and the writing is first rate, except for the fact that the nature of the Western culture satirised is never explained nor elucidated.
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