Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 film directed by J. Lee Thompson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. The film is the sequel to Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and the fifth and final installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series.[4] It stars Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams, and John Huston. In the film, after conquering the oppressive humans, Caesar (McDowall) tries to keep the peace amongst the humans and apes, but uprisings endure.
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Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
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Story by | Paul Dehn |
Based on | Characters by Pierre Boulle |
Produced by | Arthur P. Jacobs |
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Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
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Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
Production company | APJAC Productions |
Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.7 million[2] |
Box office | $8.8 million[3] |
Battle for the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States on June 13, 1973, by 20th Century-Fox. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.