Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
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Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified.
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
- Released: 1971-05-20
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 38m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 1,275 votes
Directed by Don Taylor.
Top cast
- Roddy McDowall as Cornelius
- Kim Hunter as Dr. Zira
- Bradford Dillman as Dr. Lewis Dixon
- Natalie Trundy as Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
- Eric Braeden as Dr. Otto Hasslein
- William Windom as The President
- Sal Mineo as Dr. Milo
- Albert Salmi as E-1
- Jason Evers as E-2
- John Randolph as Committee Chairman
Where to watch Escape from the Planet of the Apes
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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