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Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington, based on a story by Paul Dehn.
Jun 15, 1973 · IMDb page for the 1973 sci-fi action film, the fifth and final chapter in the Planet of the Apes saga. Find cast, crew, plot, trivia, reviews, ratings, awards, videos and more.
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- Action, Sci-Fi
- J. Lee Thompson
- 1973-06-15
A sci-fi movie series finale with low ratings and reviews. Ape Caesar faces a human threat in 2670, while the story is told in flashback.
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- J. Lee Thompson
- G
- Roddy Mcdowall
Critics Consensus: Bereft of bright ideas and visually shabby, Battle for the Planet of the Apes takes a celebrated franchise and blows it all up -- the maniacs! Synopsis: "Battle for...
Battle for the Planet of the Apes opens to a brief interlude narrated by an ape known as The Lawgiver ( John Huston ), speaking in the year 2670. We quickly flash back to what must be the early 21st century. This is a post-nuclear holocaust world.
Ebert pans the fifth and final ape movie as incompetently made, painfully thin and uninteresting. He criticizes the plot, the dialog, the transitions and the battle footage, and questions the message of nonviolence.
Jul 14, 2017 · War for the Planet of the Apes: Directed by Matt Reeves. With Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
