Escape from the Planet of the Apes

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

G 05/20/1971 (US) Action, Science Fiction 1h 38m

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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.

Pierre Boulle

Characters
Don Taylor

Director
Paul Dehn

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Roddy McDowall

Cornelius
Kim Hunter

Dr. Zira
Bradford Dillman

Dr. Lewis Dixon
Natalie Trundy

Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
Eric Braeden

Dr. Otto Hasslein
William Windom

The President
Sal Mineo

Dr. Milo
Albert Salmi

E-1
Jason Evers

E-2
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A review by Potential Kermode

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Written by Potential Kermode on March 18, 2017

A picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a picture of the artist painting a landscape.

Indeed.

Talk, talk and some more talk. Then they all decide to talk some more - taking a break for a little more talking - before finally deciding on talking just a little while longer. These actors must have had sore tongues after the film was completed. Some of them hospitalised with repetitive strain on the jawbone.

A very talky film which could indeed lose the interest of younger viewers. Younger viewers don't want to see old men blab... read the rest.

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