Movie Poster 'Battle For
the Planet of the Apes'


by John William Corrington
and Joyce Hooper Corrington
Story by Paul Dehn


"The final chapter in the incredible Apes saga. The most suspenseful showdown ever filmed as "

In the Earth of the future, humans and apes now co-exist on the planet. But while the apes’ leader, Caesar, attempts to keep the peace between his people and the humans, gorilla General Aldo takes a different view of society, and he and his troops plot to cause a civil war amongst the apes. Meanwhile, the telepathic human mutants that dwell beneath the surface decide to take back civilization for themselves – triggering a violent conflict between the warring ape factions and the humans…

Roddy McDowall (Caesar), Claude Akins (General Aldo), Natalie Trundy (Lisa [Caesar's Wife]), Severn Darden (Governor Kolp), Lew Ayres (Mandemus [Keeper of the Armoury]), Paul Williams (Virgil), Austin Stoker (MacDonald), Noah Keen (Abe [The Teacher]), Richard Eastham (Mutant Captain), France Nuyen (Alma), Paul Stevens (Mendez), Heather Lowe (Doctor), Bobby Porter (Cornelius [Caesar’s Son), Michael Stearns (Jake), Cal Wilson (Soldier [Sergeant York]), Pat Cardi (Young Chimp), John Landis (Jake's Friend), Andy Knight (Mutant on Motorcycle), John Huston (The Lawgiver), Colleen Camp (Julie [Lisa's Servant])*,
*Uncredited

Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Associate Producer Frank Capra Jr.
Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle


Released: 1973
Certificate: G [General Audiences] (USA) / A (UK)
Runtime: 93 min (96 min extended version)

Notes:
*Working title: ‘Colonization of the Planet of the Apes’