Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · Movie · G · 93 min · ★ 5.7 · 38% critics
In a post-collapse world, intelligent apes and humans try to build a fragile peace in a shared community. But rival factions push toward conflict, as a militant ape leader stirs division and a hidden group of mutated humans threatens to seize control, forcing the settlement to confront its future.
Based on Planet of the Apes
Also known as Planet of the Apes 5 - Battle for the Planet of the Apes · Planet of the Apes 5: Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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Details
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-06-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (1,058 votes)
- Box office
- $8,844,595
- Budget
- $1,700,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like vintage sci-fi with social commentary and franchise wrap-ups, but Not for you if you want a big, polished finale or fast pacing like Logan's Run or The Omega Man.
Pros: ambitious themes; solid lead performance; occasional tense moments | Cons: low-budget look; thin predictable story; underwhelming battle scenes
Themes
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- ape
Cast & crew
Roddy McDowall
as Caesar
Natalie Trundy
as Lisa
Austin Stoker
as MacDonald
Severn Darden
as Kolp
Claude Akins
as Aldo
Paul Williams
as Virgil
Richard Eastham
as Mutant
Lew Ayres
as Mandemus
- BP
Bobby Porter
as Cornelius II
Noah Keen
as Teacher
Directed by J. Lee Thompson