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| Escape from the Planet of the Apes | |
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| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| Written by | Paul Dehn |
| Based on | Characters by Pierre Boulle |
| Produced by | Arthur P. Jacobs |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Marion Rothman |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Production company | APJAC Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.
- ^ a b "Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "Those Damned Dirty Apes!". www.mediacircus.net. Retrieved 2011-08-03.