Now, before we get into the main points of how you can watch 'Escape from the Planet of the Apes' right now, here are some quick facts about the APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox action flick. Escape from the Planet of the Apes starring Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy has a G rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min. The release date of the movie is May 20th, 1971. The movie received a user score of 64/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 1,162 registered users.
Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "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."
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'Escape from the Planet of the Apes' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on May 20th, 1971
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
March 28th, 2006
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