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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Name: Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Director: Don Taylor
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1971-05-20
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden

1971 · 1h 38m · Action, Science Fiction

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 69 RT 75%

If you're a sci-fi fan or Planet of the Apes completist, this quirky third installment is worth your time—it's got solid reviews and a genuinely fun premise of talking apes loose in 1970s America. But if you want something tight and gripping, the uneven pacing and campy tone might test your patience. Watch it if you're in the mood for weird, retro sci-fi fun; skip it if you want something polished.

Plot

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.

Director: Don Taylor

Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden

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