Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

...in a democracy we do not shoot unarmed suspects on sight for a murder in which their participation is still legally unproven

Action / Science Fiction • 98 minutes •  6.3/10

Starring: Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Bradford Dillman Natalie Trundy Eric Braeden William Windom Sal Mineo Albert Salmi and others.

Director: Don Taylor Screenplay: Paul Dehn Director of Photography: Joseph F. Biroc Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs Editor: Marion Rothman Original Music Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

Released • May 20, 1971

The world is shocked by the appearance of three 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.