Battle for the Planet of the Apes [1973]

Director:	J. Lee Thompson
Writer:	John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington
Composer:	Leonard Rosenman

IMDB Rating:	4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:	35%
Amazon Rating:	4.0/5 stars
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Synopsis: Caesar must make some hard decisions in order to create a world for both Ape and Human.

Reaction: This is a well-made movie. Not the best in the series, but as sequels go, it works pretty well as a concept movie.

Personal Rating: 8/10

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J. Lee Thompson	=>	Director
John William Corrington	=>	Writer
Joyce Hooper Corrington	=>	Writer
Leonard Rosenman	=>	Composer

Pierre Boulle	=>	Inspired by Novel "La plan�te des singes"

Austin Stoker	=>	MacDonald

Bobby Porter	=>	Cornelius, Son of Caesar
Claude Akins	=>	General Aldo
Colleen Camp	=>	Julie, Lisa's Servant

France Nuyen	=>	Alma

John Huston	=>	The Lawgiver

John Landis	=>	Jake's Friend

Lew Ayres	=>	Mandemus
Natalie Trundy	=>	Lisa

Noah Keen	=>	Abe the Teacher
Paul Williams	=>	Prof. Virgil

Richard Eastham	=>	Mutant Captain
Roddy McDowall	=>	Caesar

Severn Darden	=>	Governor Kolp

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Mr. MacDonald (Hari Rhodes in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)) was also meant to return, but after Rhodes refused, the character was changed to his brother, and Austin Stoker was cast.
Governor Breck from Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)) was originally planned to return as the villain, but Don Murray wasn't interested. However, Severn Darden was available to return, so the villain was changed to Breck's security chief, Kolp.
Colleen Camp's film debut.
The scenes of Ape City in this film were filmed at the Fox Ranch, now Malibu State Park.