Roddy McDowall
Caesar
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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.
- (35K)
- 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.
- (28)
- J. Lee Thompson
- G
- Roddy Mcdowall
Battle for the Planet of the Apes streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" streaming on Hulu, Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Starz Amazon Channel.
- J. Lee Thompson
- G
- 34
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. A small group of human and ape survivors are...
Roddy McDowall returns as Caesar, the intelligent chimp who led an ape revolution against their human masters in the last installment, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
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.
