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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) -- In a futuristic society where ape slavery has taken over the world, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost 20 years in hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity.
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Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Writers:
Paul Dehn (written by)
Pierre Boulle (characters)
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Release Date:
30 June 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
All new! The revolt of the apes. The most awesome spectacle in the annals of science fiction! more
Plot:
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Roddy McDowall ... Caesar

Don Murray ... Breck
Natalie Trundy ... Lisa
Hari Rhodes ... MacDonald
Severn Darden ... Kolp
Lou Wagner ... Busboy

John Randolph ... Commission Chairman
Asa Maynor ... Mrs. Riley

H.M. Wynant ... Hoskyns (as H. M. Wynant)
David Chow ... Aldo
Buck Kartalian ... Frank - Gorilla
John Dennis ... Policeman
Paul Comi ... 2nd Policeman
Gordon Jump ... Auctioneer
Dick Spangler ... Announcer
Joyce Haber ... Zelda
Hector Soucy ... Ape with Chain

Ricardo Montalban ... Armando
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Bacon ... Ape (uncredited)
Rayford Barnes ... Riot Control Commander in Plaza (uncredited)
William Bryant ... Man at Auction (uncredited)
Sam Chew Jr. ... Controller (uncredited)

Daniel Keough ... Jailguard (uncredited)
Ron Pinkard ... Controller (uncredited)
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Directed by
J. Lee Thompson 
 
Writing credits
Paul Dehn (written by)

Pierre Boulle (characters)

Produced by
Frank Capra Jr. .... associate producer
Arthur P. Jacobs .... producer
 
Original Music by
Tom Scott 
 
Cinematography by
Bruce Surtees 
 
Film Editing by
Marjorie Fowler 
Alan Jaggs  (as Allan Jaggs)
 
Production Design by
Philip M. Jefferies (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Philip M. Jefferies  (as Philip Jefferies)
 
Set Decoration by
Norman Rockett 
 
Makeup Department
Jack Barron .... makeup artist
John Chambers .... creative makeup design
Joe DiBella .... makeup artist
Carol Pershing .... hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke)
Verne Langdon .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jan Van Uchelen .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
William Eckhardt .... unit production manager (as William G. Eckhardt)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David 'Buck' Hall .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Thomas Gark .... assistant property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Don J. Bassman .... sound (as Don Bassman)
Herman Lewis .... sound
 
Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Denny Arnold .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker .... stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
Richard E. Butler .... stunts (uncredited)
Hank Calia .... stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Caruso .... stunts (uncredited)
Roydon Clark .... stunts (uncredited)
Erik Cord .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Couch .... stunts (uncredited)
Paula Crist .... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri .... stunts (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins .... stunts (uncredited)
Russ Dodson .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Larry Duran .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Durock .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs .... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Grossman .... stunts (uncredited)
Orwin C. Harvey .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice .... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt .... stunts (uncredited)
Whitey Hughes .... stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns .... stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi .... stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell .... stunts (uncredited)
Denver Mattson .... stunts (uncredited)
Troy Melton .... stunts (uncredited)
Regina Parton .... stunts (uncredited)
Regis Parton .... stunts (uncredited)
Victor Paul .... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pinson .... stunts (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Wally Rose .... stunts (uncredited)
Alex Sharp .... stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Smith .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Ron Veto .... stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Washington .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Waters .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred M. Waugh .... stunts (uncredited)
George P. Wilbur .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jack Hirshberg .... unit publicist
Don Record .... title designer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) | Brazil:12 | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Germany:12 (re-rating) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

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Trivia:
This is the only film from the original Planet of the Apes (1968) series of 5, that was not rated G, and the only entry released without a pre-title sequence. Reason: the opening was deemed too violent, and the producers wanted to avoid an R rating. The opening showed police on night patrol shooting an escaped ape and discovering his body covered with welts and bruises that are evidence of severe abuse. (Governor Breck and MacDonald refer to this incident in a scene that survived the final cut.) That and many other bloody images were deleted after a pre-release print was shown to a preview audience. The opening scene appears in the novelization and the comic book adaptation of the movie. On November, 2008, the Blu-Ray unrated version restored many of those graphic scenes, but not the pre-credit opening. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Throughout the film, the supposedly wireless telephones are simply standard telephones with the wires removed and the wire outlets taped over. This is most noticeable when Mr. McDonald is talking on a red phone and the tape color does not match. more
Quotes:
Lisa: N-No... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#22.9)" (1999) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Talk about a nightmarish future!, 12 December 2008
7/10
Author: Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) from WILMINGTON, NC

When the future looks bleak, it's very bleak! In "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes", it's like the 18th century only more primal. The slaves are not humans, but apes(Gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans) not only they are made into slaves, they are also taken over society's workforce by a tyrannical governor. The last surviving talking Caesar(Roddy McDowell) would be the chose one to rise above tyranny. Unknown o most of the crew Caesar is the only chimp who speaks. The reason for this kind of treatment to the apes, they are pets! They replaced the dog and cat, because of a strange plague that claimed the regular domesticated animals. Another reason for such actions is when the circus owner (Ricardo Montalban) sees the horror of everything, and he sacrifices himself to avoid further interrogations. Since Caesar is the hope for all apes, they rise up and gain the upper hand on Man. It's like when the slaves revolt against their masters, the pet revolt against the master who abuse it. We all hate slavery, but when it's not humans owning one another, ti doesn't seem to matter. This scifi movie isn't all stereotypical, it's just have their way of showing the evils of slavery, that's all! 2.5 out of 5 stars!

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