Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

  • Action
  • Science Fiction
6/29/1972
88
PG

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

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.

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Revenue:
$9,700,000
Budget:
$1,700,000

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  • Al Jolson

    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.

    July 28, 2017
  • r96sk

    '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.

    February 27, 2022
  • Geronimo1967

    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 m...

    June 8, 2023

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