Battle for the Planet of the Apes
The final chapter in the incredible Apes saga. The most suspenseful showdown ever filmed as two civilizations battle for the right to inherit what's left of the earth!
5.7(1,083) 1973-06-15 93 minActionScience Fiction
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.
DirectorJ. Lee Thompson
Original Music ComposerLeonard Rosenman
ScreenplayJohn William Corrington
ScreenplayJoyce Hooper Corrington
ProducerArthur P. Jacobs
Cast & characters
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
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Bobby Porter
as Cornelius II
Noah Keen
as Teacher
France Nuyen
as Alma
Paul Stevens
as Mendez
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Heather Lowe
as Doctor
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Michael Stearns
as Jake
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Cal Wilson
as Soldier
Colleen Camp
as Julie
John Huston
as The Lawgiver
John Landis
as Jake's Friend
