Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film and is the fifth and final entry in the Planet of the Apes series. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson. Considered by critics to be the weakest of all the sequels; the film's budget was also the lowest.
This synopsis is based on the extended version of the film released to syndicated TV in the late '70s and more recently on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Set in flashback to the turn of the 21st ce...
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film and is the fifth and final entry in the Planet of the Apes series. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson. Considered by critics to be the weakest of all the sequels; the film's budget was also the lowest.
This synopsis is based on the extended version of the film released to syndicated TV in the late '70s and more recently on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Set in flashback to the turn of the 21st century, and told by the Great Lawgiver, this sequel focuses on the ape leader, Caesar (Roddy McDowall), almost a decade after he led the ape revolution in the previous film, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. In this post-nuclear war society, Caesar tries to cultivate peace between his simian peers and the surviving remains of humanity. Gorilla leader Aldo (Claude Akins), however, wants nothing to do with this; therefore he plots Caesar's overthrow and doom. Caesar is now married to Lisa (Natalie Trundy), the female ape of the previous film,...
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