Movie Poster 'Conquest of
the Planet of the Apes'


by Paul Dehn


"All new! The revolt of the apes. The most awesome spectacle in the annals of science fiction!"

Although Cornelius and Zira were killed by the American military, their son Milo was saved by compassionate circus owner named Armando… It is now several years later, a time when all the Earth’s dogs and cats have been wiped out by a plague; apes are now household pets, and are treated like slaves. However, an intelligent chimpanzee who calls himself Caesar decides to lead his simian brothers out of enslavement – and the fight against their human oppressors will be both brutal and bloody…

Roddy McDowall (Caesar), Don Murray (Governor Breck), Natalie Trundy (Lisa), Hari Rhodes (MacDonald), Severn Darden (Kolp [State Secuity Chief Inspector]), Lou Wagner (Busboy), John Randolph (Commission Chairman), Asa Maynor (Mrs. Riley), H.M. Wynant (Inspector Hoskyns), David Chow (Aldo), Buck Kartalian (Frank [Gorilla]), John Dennis (Policeman), Paul Comi (Policeman #2), Gordon Jump (Auctioneer), Dick Spangler (Announcer), Joyce Haber (Zelda), Hector Soucy (Ape With Chain), Ricardo Montalban (Armando), Rayford Barnes (Riot Control Commander in Plaza*
*Uncredited

Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Associate Producer Frank Capra Jr.
Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle


Released: 1972
Certificate: PG (USA) / AA (UK)
Runtime: 95 min