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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   7,043 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Paul Dehn (written by)
Pierre Boulle (characters creator)
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Release Date:
21 May 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified. more
Plot:
The world is shocked by the appearance of two talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society; but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race. full summary | add synopsis
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Blood, Bats and Future Shock - Chosen Survivors
 (From Fangoria. 24 June 2009, 1:45 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
AMAZING movie! more (68 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Roddy McDowall ... Cornelius

Kim Hunter ... Zira
Bradford Dillman ... Dr. Lewis Dixon
Natalie Trundy ... Dr. Stephanie Branton
Eric Braeden ... Dr. Otto Hasslein
William Windom ... The President

Sal Mineo ... Milo
Albert Salmi ... E-1
Jason Evers ... E-2

John Randolph ... Chairman
Harry Lauter ... General Winthrop

M. Emmet Walsh ... Aide
Roy Glenn ... Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn, Sr.)
Peter Forster ... Cardinal
Norman Burton ... Army Officer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Secret of the Planet of the Apes (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
98 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG (TV rating) | Brazil:Livre | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Norway:12 (1972) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (video rating: 1987) | UK:U (original rating) | USA:G | Singapore:PG

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Trivia:
The film's villain, Dr. Hasslein, had been briefly mentioned at the beginnings of Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the "multiphasic" test, the position on the blocks shift between shots even when the vet isn't jumbling them. more
Quotes:
Cornelius: If we are caught, we will almost certainly be killed. Please give us the opportunity... to kill ourselves?
Dr. Lewis Dixon: I shouldn't do this, but I guessed you'd ask.
[Dr. Dixon hands Cornelius a gun]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#22.9)" (1999) more

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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
AMAZING movie!, 22 July 2003
10/10
Author: Fire-WalkWithMe from MS

'Escape' is my favorite of the Apes series. What can I say about it? It's just heartbreaking! These movies.. the endings are incredible! And especially in this one. You NEVER see these kind of endings now! I actually found myself crying! Though, the movie at the beginning, is just FUN! Ricardo Montalban was great in this, as was Roddy and Kim.

What more to say? EXCELLENT WONDERFUL movie!

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How the heck did he draw that conclusion? TheTitan101
baby Milo...****SPOILERS** ** mmusicman
Dr. Zira is pregnant and they give her Alcohol (Grape Juice Plus)! ChristopherDrews
How did Cornelius accidentally (spoilers)... sunshinejy
Do we ever see the apes in the ship? tutankhaten
Anyone know the name of the cool music in this movie? SofaKingFresh
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