movie

1973 · United States

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 93 min
Age rating: G
Language: English
Country: United States
Violence: Mild

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.

dystopia
post-apocalyptic future
prequel
ape

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Claude Akins — Aldo
Paul Williams — Virgil
Richard Eastham — Mutant
Lew Ayres — Mandemus
Bobby Porter — Cornelius II
Noah Keen — Teacher
France Nuyen — Alma
Paul Stevens — Mendez
Heather Lowe — Doctor
Michael Stearns — Jake
Cal Wilson — Soldier

Directed: J. Lee Thompson
Written: Paul Dehn, John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington

Production

Rating: 5.7 / 10 · 1,096 ratings
Studio: Apjac International, 20th Century Fox

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1968
Planet of the Apes
Where it starts.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · You’re here

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.