# Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

> Two time-displaced chimpanzee scientists become celebrated guests and hunted omens when they arrive in 1970s Los Angeles and expose humanity’s fear of its own future.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1126

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Don Taylor
- Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, William Windom, Sal Mineo, Albert Salmi
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067065/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: thoughtful, tense, poignant, classic science fiction night, franchise marathon

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- [2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/35)
- [The Time Machine (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/1475)
- [Back to the Future Part II (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/132)
- [2010 (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/2553)
- [Planet of the Apes (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/714)
- [Project X (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/11071)
- [Twelve Monkeys (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/36)
- [Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/119)
- [Planet of the Apes (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/716)
- [Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/1140)

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