Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDon Taylor
Written byPaul Dehn
Based onCharacters
by Pierre Boulle
Produced byArthur P. Jacobs
Starring
CinematographyJoseph F. Biroc
Edited byMarion Rothman
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Production
company
APJAC Productions
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • May 26, 1971 (1971-05-26)[1]
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[2]
Box office$12.3 million[3]

Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. The film is the sequel to Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and the third installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, Sal Mineo, and Ricardo Montalbán.[4] In the film, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zira (Hunter) flee back through time to 20th-century Los Angeles, where they face fear and persecution.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States on May 26, 1971, by 20th Century-Fox.[1] The film received a mainly positive response from critics and is generally considered the best sequel of the original Apes series. Escape was followed by Conquest of the Planet of the Apes in 1972.

  1. ^ a b "Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p256
  3. ^ "Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Those Damned Dirty Apes!". www.mediacircus.net. Retrieved 2011-08-03.