Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 · directed by J. Lee Thompson

Rating
48/100
Hit
no

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.

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), directed by J. Lee Thompson, rates 48/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Roddy McDowall
  • Natalie Trundy
  • Austin Stoker
  • Severn Darden
  • Claude Akins
  • Paul Williams
  • Richard Eastham
  • Lew Ayres
  • Bobby Porter
  • Noah Keen

Crew

  • Richard H. Kline — Director of Photography
  • Alan Jaggs — Editor
  • John C. Horger — Editor
  • Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer
  • John William Corrington — Screenplay
  • Joyce Hooper Corrington — Screenplay

More from J. Lee Thompson

  1. Cape Fear (1962) — 78/100
  2. The Guns of Navarone (1961) — 77/100
  3. Ice Cold in Alex (1958) — 75/100
  4. Tiger Bay (1959) — 75/100
  5. North West Frontier (1959) — 70/100
  6. Taras Bulba (1962) — 63/100

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