Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 · 98 min · EN · G · 6.4 (1,294 votes)
Dir. Don Taylor · Starring Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, William Windom · Music Jerry Goldsmith · Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection

“Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified.”

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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.

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Experience a thought-provoking blend of wonder and mounting dread as intelligent visitors navigate a suspicious human world. This steady-paced sci-fi classic explores themes of prejudice, ethics, and destiny, wrapped in a distinctly 70s aesthetic. It's an unsettling, yet deeply engaging, journey into societal fear and the struggle for freedom.

intriguingtensetragicthoughtfulforebodingsteadyclassic sci-fipolitical allegoryspeculative fiction70s aestheticethics of scienceprejudicefatefreedomcoexistence
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