When Does "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971) Take Place?
"Escape from the Planet of the Apes" is a science fiction film written by Paul Dehn and released May 26th, 1971.
It takes place on the Planet of the Apes universe timeline in the year:
We know this because a committee commissioned by the President of the United States makes a final statement read out-loud and dated "as at present constituted in this year of our lord 1973".
1973 AD
We know this because a committee commissioned by the President of the United States makes a final statement read out-loud and dated "as at present constituted in this year of our lord 1973".
Although it is chronologically the earliest film in the original "Planet of the Apes" pentalogy, it can be watched third after the second film, "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970).
