Escape from the Planet of the Apes Movie (1971): Where to watch and stream online

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971, Movie, 1h 38min

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.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Critic Sam Toy

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...the story explores a human population accepting and embracing talking apes. It's a rather clever twist...

Read full review at Empire

Martin Willer

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En “frisk genopstart”. Der blev tænkt nyt ift. konceptet, selvom tidsrejsepræmissen er lidt langt ude. Åbningsscenen alene er fabelagtig!

1 year ago

Frequently asked questions

What is Escape from the Planet of the Apes about? Toggle content

In this third installment of the Planet of the Apes series, two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zire (Kim Hunter), travel to present-day Earth (1973) after escaping their home planet's destruction. They become instant sensations among humans, attending high-society events and being treated like celebrities. However, a plot to overthrow mankind brews, and the apes must flee for their lives to prevent a catastrophic war between humans and simians. Will they be able to change the course of history and save both their species?

Where can I stream Escape from the Planet of the Apes? Toggle content

Escape from the Planet of the Apes is currently unavailable to stream in undefined on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

What movies are similar to Escape from the Planet of the Apes? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Escape from the Planet of the Apes include Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes, Gamera vs. Viras, The Super Inframan, Death Race 2000, Futureworld.