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# Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971): cast and crew

52 cast and 16 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Roddy McDowall](https://film.one/person/roddy-mcdowall.md) as Cornelius
- [Kim Hunter](https://film.one/person/kim-hunter.md) as Dr. Zira
- [Bradford Dillman](https://film.one/person/bradford-dillman.md) as Dr. Lewis Dixon
- [Natalie Trundy](https://film.one/person/natalie-trundy.md) as Dr. Stephanie 'Stevie' Branton
- [Eric Braeden](https://film.one/person/eric-braeden.md) as Dr. Otto Hasslein
- [William Windom](https://film.one/person/william-windom.md) as The President
- [Sal Mineo](https://film.one/person/sal-mineo.md) as Dr. Milo
- [Albert Salmi](https://film.one/person/albert-salmi.md) as E-1
- [Jason Evers](https://film.one/person/jason-evers.md) as E-2
- [John Randolph](https://film.one/person/john-randolph.md) as Committee Chairman
- [Harry Lauter](https://film.one/person/harry-lauter.md) as General Winthrop
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://film.one/person/m-emmet-walsh.md) as Aide
- Roy Glenn as Lawyer (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
- Peter Forster as Cardinal
- [Norman Burton](https://film.one/person/norman-burton.md) as Army Officer
- William Woodson as Naval Officer
- Tom Lowell as Orderly
- Gene Whittington as Marine Captain
- Donald Elson as Curator
- Bill Bonds as TV Newscaster
- Army Archerd as Referee
- James Bacon as General Faulkner
- [Ricardo Montalban](https://film.one/person/ricardo-montalban.md) as Armando
- John Alderman as Marine Corporal (uncredited)
- Alan Baxter as General (uncredited)
- Jack Berle as Secretary of State (uncredited)
- Paul Bradley as Official at Briefing (uncredited)
- Karl Bruck as German Newscaster (uncredited)
- Sam Chew Jr. as Undetermined (uncredited)
- Robert Cole as Reporter (uncredited)
- Walker Edmiston as Talking Baby Chimp (uncredited) (voice)
- Sig Frohlich as Spectator (uncredited)
- James W. Gavin as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- George Golden as Official at Briefing (uncredited)
- James Gonzalez as Official at Briefing (uncredited)
- Joe Gray as Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Bob Harks as Aide (uncredited)
- [Linda Harrison](https://film.one/person/linda-harrison.md) as Nova (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Elizabeth Harrower as Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
- Shep Houghton as Bystander (uncredited)
- Joseph La Cava as Waiter (uncredited)
- Robert Nichols as Reporter (uncredited)
- Ron Pinkard as Undetermined (uncredited)
- Janos Prohaska as Heloise (uncredited)
- Tony Regan as Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
- Stephen Roberts as Gen. Brody (uncredited)
- Hank Robinson as Reporter (uncredited)
- [James Sikking](https://film.one/person/james-b-sikking.md) as Control Room Officer (uncredited)
- Jack Slate as Reporter (uncredited)
- Arthur Tovey as Official at Briefing (uncredited)
- William Tregoe as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
- William Beckley as British News Anchor (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Don Taylor](https://film.one/person/don-taylor-9108.md): Director

## Writing

- [Paul Dehn](https://film.one/person/paul-dehn.md): Screenplay
- Pierre Boulle: Characters

## Production

- [Arthur P. Jacobs](https://film.one/person/arthur-p-jacobs.md): Producer
- Frank Capra, Jr.: Associate Producer

## Camera

- [Joseph F. Biroc](https://film.one/person/joseph-f-biroc.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Marion Rothman](https://film.one/person/marion-rothman.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Jerry Goldsmith](https://film.one/person/jerry-goldsmith.md): Original Music Composer
- Dean Vernon: Sound
- Theodore Soderberg: Sound
- [Alexander Courage](https://film.one/person/alexander-courage.md): Orchestrator

## Art

- Jack Martin Smith: Art Direction
- William J. Creber: Art Direction
- Stuart A. Reiss: Art Direction
- Walter M. Scott: Art Direction

## Crew

- Howard A. Anderson III: Special Effects Coordinator

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