Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
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
Writer:
Paul Dehn
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Roddy McDowall as Cornelius |
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Kim Hunter as Dr. Zira |
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Bradford Dillman as Dr. Lewis Dixon |
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Natalie Trundy as Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton |
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Eric Braeden as Dr. Otto Hasslein |
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William Windom as The President |
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Sal Mineo as Dr. Milo |
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Albert Salmi as E-1 |
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Jason Evers as E-2 |
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John Randolph as Committee Chairman |
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Harry Lauter as General Winthrop |
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M. Emmet Walsh as Aide |
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Roy Glenn as Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.) |
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Peter Forster as Cardinal |
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Norman Burton as Army Officer |
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William Woodson as Naval Officer |
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Tom Lowell as Orderly |
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Gene Whittington as Marine Captain |
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Donald Elson as Curator |
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Bill Bonds as TV Newscaster |
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Army Archerd as Referee |
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James Bacon as General Faulkner |
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Ricardo Montalban as Armando |
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John Alderman as Marine Corporal (uncredited) |
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Alan Baxter as General (uncredited) |
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Jack Berle as Secretary of State (uncredited) |
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Paul Bradley as Official at Briefing (uncredited) |
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Karl Bruck as German Newscaster (uncredited) |
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Sam Chew Jr. as Undetermined (uncredited) |
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Robert Cole as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Walker Edmiston as Talking Baby Chimp (uncredited) (voice) |
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Sig Frohlich as Spectator (uncredited) |
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James W. Gavin as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
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George Golden as Official at Briefing (uncredited) |
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James Gonzalez as Official at Briefing (uncredited) |
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Joe Gray as Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Bob Harks as Aide (uncredited) |
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Linda Harrison as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Harrower as Reporter at Hotel (uncredited) |
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Shep Houghton as Bystander (uncredited) |
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Joseph La Cava as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Robert Nichols as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Ron Pinkard as Undetermined (uncredited) |
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Janos Prohaska as Heloise (uncredited) |
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Tony Regan as Reporter at Hotel (uncredited) |
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Stephen Roberts as Gen. Brody (uncredited) |
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Hank Robinson as Reporter (uncredited) |
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James B. Sikking as Control Room Officer (uncredited) |
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Jack Slate as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Official at Briefing (uncredited) |
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William Tregoe as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) |
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William Beckley as British News Anchor (uncredited) |
| Writing | Pierre Boulle | Characters |
| Directing | Don Taylor | Director |
| Art | William J. Creber | Art Direction |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Art Direction |
| Writing | Paul Dehn | Screenplay |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Art Direction |
| Editing | Marion Rothman | Editor |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Crew | Howard A. Anderson III | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Arthur P. Jacobs | Producer |
| Camera | Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dean Vernon | Sound |
| Sound | Theodore Soderberg | Sound |
| Production | Frank Capra, Jr. | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |