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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. The film is the sequel to Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and the fourth installment in the original Planet of the Apes film series. [3]
With Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy. 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.
What they find is a military society run by Gestapo-like police, where apes have become man's slaves, forced to do menial labor. Armando and Caesar witness the brutal abuse of one of the servant apes, and Caesar yells out "Lousy human bastards!", blowing his disguise as a mere circus chimp.
In 1983 (several years after the end of 'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'), an interstellar disease kills the world's cats and dogs, leaving humans with no pet animals. To replace them, humans began keeping monkeys and apes as household pets.
"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" is cinematically etched in broad, brash strokes slashing social satire and science fiction suspense with large-scale spectacle.
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. In the near future, domesticated apes have replaced pets and personal servants - until their continual mistreatment provokes one advanced simian (Roddy McDowell) to launch a daring revolt that may change the roles of humans and apes forever! Duration: 1h 27m.
Overview. 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.
Colorful, futuristic sets, a relentless pace and an action-packed climax highlight the fourth episode of the legendary Apes saga, starring Roddy McDowall and Ricardo Montalban....
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes takes place in 1991, 18 years after the events of the Escape from the Planet of the Apes, a time when the US has become a semi-totalitarian country in which Ape Management trains and disciplines simians and in which a security force demands papers at every...
