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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 · With Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden. Ten years after a worldwide series of ape revolutions and a brutal nuclear war among humans, Caesar must protect survivors of both species from an insidious human cult and a militant ape faction alike.
Sensing victory, they interrogate Caesar, who calls the apes to arms; the apes go on to win the battle. A sub-plot in the film involves the murder of Caesar's son by Aldo, culminating in the realisation that ape has killed ape and as a result, apes are now as dangerous - and sinful - as the humans they despise.
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! Read Critics Reviews
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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.
“Battle for the Planet of the Apes” is the fifth and, merciful God, the last of the ape movies. It takes place long after Charlton Heston and even James Franciscus have faded from the scene; we have a new generation headed by Caesar (Roddy McDowall), who is the son of the original ape leaders, Cornelius and Zira.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Rating: G. Runtime: 1h 26min. Release Date: June 15, 1973. Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction. The ape civilization is trying to live peacefully with human beings who are atom bomb mutations. The "Humans" plan and carry out an attack on the apes.
The ape civilization is trying to live peacefully with human beings who are atom bomb mutations. The "Humans" plan and carry out an attack on the apes. There is also trouble within the ape community as one of their number plans a military dictatorship. Duration: 1h 26m. Release date: 1973.
After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies.
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.
