Battle for the Planet of the Apes Movie Review 1973

A tribe of human atomic bomb mutations are out to make life miserable for the peaceful ape tribe. The story is told primarily in flashback with the opening and closing sequences taking place in the year A.D. 2670. Final chapter in the five-movie simian saga.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Time Travel, Post-Apocalypse, The Planet of the Apes, Special FX Extravaganzas: Make-Up, Killer Apes and Monkeys

Screenplay

John W. Corrington, Joyce H. Corrington

Cast

Roddy McDowall, Lew Ayres, John Huston, Paul Williams, Claude Akins, Severn Darden, Natalie Trundy, Austin Stoker, Noah Keen, Michael Stearns, John Landis

Cinematography

Richard H. Kline

Director

J. Lee Thompson

Music

Leonard Rosenman

Producer

20th Century-Fox