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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

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In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.

Release Date : 1972-06-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : APJAC Productions20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Planet of the Apes 4: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Cast

Character Name : Caesar

Original Name : Roddy McDowall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Breck

Original Name : Don Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armando

Original Name : Ricardo Montalban

Gender : Male

Character Name : MacDonald

Original Name : Hari Rhodes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kolp

Original Name : Severn Darden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Busboy

Original Name : Lou Wagner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Natalie Trundy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Commission Chairman

Original Name : John Randolph

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Riley

Original Name : Asa Maynor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Zelda

Original Name : Joyce Haber

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hoskyns

Original Name : H.M. Wynant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aldo

Original Name : David Chow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank - Gorilla

Original Name : Buck Kartalian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : John Dennis

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Policeman

Original Name : Paul Comi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Auctioneer

Original Name : Gordon Jump

Gender : Male

Character Name : Announcer

Original Name : Dick Spangler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ape With Chain

Original Name : Hector Soucy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ape (uncredited)

Original Name : James Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Riot Control Commander in Plaza (uncredited)

Original Name : Rayford Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Auction (uncredited)

Original Name : William Bryant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Book Store Owner (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Byron

Gender : Female

Character Name : Controller (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Chew Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Auction Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis De Sales

Gender : Male

Character Name : Auction Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Eastman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Erin Fleming

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jailguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Keough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Controller (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Pinkard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Chef (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Plaza (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Foster

Gender : Female

Reviews

Al Jolson

@Al Jolson

2021-06-23

**A few guys in rubber masks throwing some chairs around does not make a global conquest.** I understand the budgetary restraints but come on. Twenty guys running amok with a chair leg is way to weak. The poster exclaims _a spectacle like never before witnessed_ and what do we get? A small crowd of men in boiler suits wielding a cabbage at the authorities. _I swear one of the Apes even threw a comb at a policeman._ A shame the budget wasn't there as the cheapness really restricted the promise.

r96sk

@r96sk

2022-02-27

'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes' is the weakest of the first four films. It's watchable, still. It shares similarities to 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' from the rebooted 2010s series, though it isn't quite as entertaining or convincing. Serviceable it is, however. Roddy McDowall stays in the franchise, but as a different character in Caesar. McDowall is the clear standout from the cast, the rest of whom are solid if forgettable. I found the real world parallels a bit too forced in this one, while the long speeches near the end feel over the top. For the early 1970s, though, the look of the film remains pleasant - I do like watching these films, after all this is - in my opinion - still a passable flick; if indeed the weakest so far.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-08

Last year, "Cornelius" and "Zira" were back in the 1970s. Now we scoot forward a few millennia and find that the Simian flu has robbed humankind of it's pets. Always in need of something to feed, comb and to take for walks, we have decided to domesticate chimps. The thing is, though, that this plan has started to spiral out of control. The animals have had just about enough of being the substitutes for our erstwhile four legged friends and are beginning to smell freedom. The governor "Brock" (Don Murray) is determined to beat down any rebellion, but hasn't factored in the appearance of "Caesar" (Roddy McDowall playing his own son!) who is the one who could make all the difference - he can talk, after all. Pursued, tortured and enslaved he must escape and rally his kind in their pursuit of freedom. This is quite a decent story because we have plenty of action and we have a baddie to focus on. For that, Murray is quite efficient at garnering our loathing as a typically megalomaniac politician. Ricardo Montalban carries through his role as circus owner "Armando" but frankly adds little to the theme that bubbles along nicely towards a denouement that shows that these former slaves are quite adept with a blow torch - who knew? It's all familiar now, and that allows us to just get on with this latest episode in a perfectly watchable season of movies.