Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJ. Lee Thompson
Written byPaul Dehn
Based onCharacters
by Pierre Boulle
Produced byArthur P. Jacobs
Starring
CinematographyBruce Surtees
Edited by
Music byTom Scott
Production
company
APJAC Productions
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • June 14, 1972 (1972-06-14)[1]
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.7 million[2]
Box office$9.7 million[2]

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] It stars Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalbán, Natalie Trundy, and Hari Rhodes. In the film, set in a world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar (McDowall), the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces out of hiding from the authorities and prepares for a rebellion against humanity.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States on June 14, 1972, by 20th Century-Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 1973.

  1. ^ "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Those Damned Dirty Apes!". www.mediacircus.net. Retrieved 2011-06-30.