'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’