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.
Directed by Don Taylor
spacecraft
dystopia
chimpanzee
pacifism
time travel
politician
sequel
cage
tease
caving
Rank
#33 in 1971·#4699 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
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
John Randolph
Committee Chairman
Harry Lauter
General Winthrop
M. Emmet Walsh
Aide
Crew
Don Taylor
Director
Paul Dehn
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Arthur P. Jacobs
Producer
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Popular Reviews
357 reviews
carter canfield
8.0★ · 01/22/22
I never thought a movie about talking apes would provoke so many moral discussions
I never thought a movie about talking apes would provoke so many moral discussions
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Guðmundur
9.8★ · 05/17/25
Original var góð, en holy fokk þessi er fullkomin.
Original var góð, en holy fokk þessi er fullkomin.
Robbie
7.0★ · 04/15/26
this one was way better than the previous pota film, i liked the plot focusing on cornelius and zira
this one was way better than the previous pota film, i liked the plot focusing on cornelius and zira
Robbie
7.0★ · 04/15/26
this one was way better than the previous pota film, i liked the plot focusing on cornelius and zira
this one was way better than the previous pota film, i liked the plot focusing on cornelius and zira
