Not to be confused with War for the Planet of the Apes.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Screenplay by
John William Corrington
Joyce Hooper Corrington
Story by
Paul Dehn
Based on
Characters by Pierre Boulle
Produced by
Arthur P. Jacobs
Starring
Roddy McDowall
Claude Akins
Natalie Trundy
Severn Darden
Lew Ayres
Paul Williams
John Huston
Cinematography
Richard H. Kline
Edited by
Alan L. Jaggs
John C. Horger
Music by
Leonard Rosenman
Production company
APJAC Productions
Distributed by
20th Century-Fox
Release date
June 13, 1973 (1973-06-13)[1]
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 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 Planet of the Apes original 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.
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.
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^Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p. 257.
^"Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
^"Those Damned Dirty Apes!". www.mediacircus.net. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
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