Battle for the Planet of the Apes

"The final chapter in the incredible Apes saga. The most suspenseful showdown ever filmed as two civilizations battle for the right to inherit what's left of the earth!"

Jun 15 1973 G 1h 33m
Action, Sci-Fi

The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. 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. All leading to the finale.

Plot

After conquering the oppressive humans in "Conquest for the Planet of the Apes", Caesar must now keep the peace among the humans and apes. Gorilla General Aldo views things differently, and tries to cause an ape civil war. In the meantime, other human survivors learn of the ape city, and decide they want to take back civilization for themselves, thus setting the stage of warring ape factions and humans.

Written by

Pierre Boulle, Paul Dehn, John William Corrington

Directed by

J. Lee Thompson

Cast

Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, Apjac International

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973 Trailer)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Featurettes
John Landis on BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Scores
# of Votes
36,428
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA