Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Don Taylor.

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
• Harry Lauter as General Winthrop
• M. Emmet Walsh as Aide
• Roy Glenn as Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
• Peter Forster as Cardinal
• Norman Burton as Army Officer
• William Woodson as Naval Officer
• Tom Lowell as Orderly
• Gene Whittington as Marine Captain
• Donald Elson as Curator
• Bill Bonds as TV Newscaster
• Army Archerd as Referee
• James Bacon as General Faulkner
• Ricardo Montalban as Armando
• John Alderman as Marine Corporal (uncredited)
• Alan Baxter as General (uncredited)
• Jack Berle as Secretary of State (uncredited)
• Paul Bradley as Official at Briefing (uncredited)
• Karl Bruck as German Newscaster (uncredited)
• Sam Chew Jr. as Undetermined (uncredited)
• Robert Cole as Reporter (uncredited)
• Walker Edmiston as Talking Baby Chimp (uncredited) (voice)
• Sig Frohlich as Spectator (uncredited)
• James W. Gavin as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
• George Golden as Official at Briefing (uncredited)
• James Gonzalez as Official at Briefing (uncredited)
• Joe Gray as Bodyguard (uncredited)
• Bob Harks as Aide (uncredited)
• Linda Harrison as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Elizabeth Harrower as Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
• Shep Houghton as Bystander (uncredited)

Crew

• Don Taylor — Director
• Paul Dehn — Screenplay
• Arthur P. Jacobs — Producer
• Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography
• Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer

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• Planet of the Apes (1968)
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