Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

This third installment in the PLANET OF THE APES series finds Cornelius and Zira in modern-day Los Angeles. They have traveled back in time, but soon find that they have enemies in the past as well as the present. This is thought by many to be the best of the sequels. Followed by CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.

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Escape From the Planet of the Apes is the third in the series of films based upon the Planet of the Apes characters created by novelist Pierre Boulle. At the end of the second film, the centuries-in-the-future world colonized by simians was destroyed, but apes Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) and Zira (Kim Hunter) were able to escape in the space vessel left behind by 20th century astronaut George Taylor (Charlton Heston). Cornelius and Zira pass through another time warp, finding themselves in the Earth of the 1970s. When they reveal their ability to speak, the apes are first treated as curiosities, then as threats wh...
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en the government, believing the story that the Earth will eventually be inherited by monkeys, tries to prevent the birth of Zira's baby. They are ultimately given shelter by sympathetic circus owner Armando (Ricardo Montalban). This film was followed by the fourth "Apes" entry, 1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
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De twee apen Cornelius en Zira vluchten terug in de tijd naar de 20ste eeuw op de aarde. Daar aangekomen worden ze in een dierentuin geplaatst. Omdat ze kunnen praten worden ze al snel beroemd. De autoriteiten vrezen dat deze 2 apen een bedreiging vormen voor de mensheid.

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