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title: 'Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Lee Thompson'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069768/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

1973 · G · 88 min · Action, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Planet of the Apes

## Synopsis

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 original Planet of the Apes film series. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. Lee Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-lee-thompson)
- **Screenplay:** [Pierre Boulle](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-boulle), [Paul Dehn](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dehn), [John William Corrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-william-corrington), [Joyce Hooper Corrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-hooper-corrington)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Rosenman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rosenman)
- **Producer:** [Arthur P. Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-jacobs)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-h-kline)

## Cast

- [Lew Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/lew-ayres)
- [Lou Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-wagner)
- [Natalie Trundy](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-trundy)
- [Michael Stearns](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-stearns)
- [Severn Darden](https://cinepixo.com/people/severn-darden)
- [Colleen Camp](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-camp)
- [Roddy McDowall](https://cinepixo.com/people/roddy-mcdowall) as Caesar
- [Paul Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-williams)
- [Claude Akins](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-akins)
- [France Nuyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/france-nuyen)
- [Richard Eastham](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-eastham)
- [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- [Heather Lowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-lowe)
- [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)
- [Paul Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-stevens)

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