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{{film
| title                = Battle for the Planet of the Apes
| image                = [[File:Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973).jpg|center|250px]]
| directed by          = [[J. Lee Thompson]]
| written by           = [[Paul Dehn]]; John William Corrington; Joyce Hooper Corrington
| produced by          = [[Arthur P. Jacobs]]; Frank Capra, Jr.
| music by             = [[Leonard Rosenman]]
| cinematography       = Richard H. Kline
| edited by            = John C. Horger; Alan Jaggs
| distributed by       = [[APJAC Productions|APJAC International]]; [[Twentieth Century-Fox]]
| release date(s)      = [[June 15th]], [[1973]]
| mpaa rating          = {{G}}
| running time         = 93 min.
| country              = [[USA]]
| language             = [[English]]
| budget               = $1,800,000
| gross revenue        = $8,800,000
| preceded by          = ''[[Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)]]''
| followed by          = ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001)]]''
}}

== Plot ==

== Cast ==
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!width="150"| Actor
!width="150"| Role
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| [[Roddy McDowall]] || [[Caesar]]
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| [[Claude Akins]] || General Aldo
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| Natalie Trundy || Lisa
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| [[Severn Darden]] || Governor Kolp
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| [[Lew Ayres]] || Mandemus
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| John Huston || The Lawgiver
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| Paul Williams || Virgil
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| [[Austin Stoker]] || [[Bruce MacDonald]]
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| Noah Keen || Abe, Teacher
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| [[Richard Eastham]] || Mutant Captain
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| France Nuyen || Alma
|-
| Paul Stevens || Mendez
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| Heather Lowe || Tanya, Doctor
|-
| [[Bobby Porter]] || Cornelius
|-
| Michael Stearns || Jake
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| Cal Wilson || Sergeant York
|-
| Pat Cardi || Young [[chimp]]
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| John Landis || Jake's friend
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| Andy Knight || Mutant on motorcycle
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| James Bacon || Gorilla soldier
|-
| Colleen Camp || Julie, Lisa's servant
|-
| Paul Crist || Girl in corral
|-
| Jimmy Gambina || [[Orangutan]]
|-
| David Gerrold || [[Chimpanzee]]
|-
| Dominique Green || Female [[ape]]
|-
| Sam Maronie || Mutant [[technician]]
|-
|}

== Notes & Trivia ==
* Based on concepts originally developed by French author Pierre Boulle.

* Tagline: "The most suspenseful showdown ever filmed as two civilizations battle for the right to inherit what's left of the earth!".

* Includes archival audio footage of [[Eric Braeden]]'s voice as [[Otto Hasslein]] and Kim Hunter's voice as Zira from ''[[Escape from the Planet of the Apes]]''. Also includes a still shot of Cornelius the elder from ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes''. 

== Related pages ==
* [[:Category:Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)/Characters|Battle for the Planet of the Apes characters]]
* [[:Category:Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)/Locations|Battle for the Planet of the Apes locations]]
* [[:Category:Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)/Actors|Battle for the Planet of the Apes actors]]
* [[:Category:Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)/Crew members|Battle for the Planet of the Apes crew members]]
* [[Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)/Gallery|Battle for the Planet of the Apes image gallery]]
* [[:Category:Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)/Locations|Battle for the Planet of the Apes miscellaneous]]

== See also ==
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== External Links ==
* {{imdb|title/tt0069768/|Battle for the Planet of the Apes}}
* [[Wikipedia:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes at Wikipedia]]
* [http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v4309 Battle for the Planet of the Apes at AllRovi.com]
* [http://planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_for_the_Planet_of_the_Apes Battle for the Planet of the Apes at the POTA Wiki]
* [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=battlefortheplanetoftheapes.htm Battle for the Planet of the Apes at Box Office Mojo]
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/battle_for_the_planet_of_the_apes/ Battle for the Planet of the Apes at Rotten Tomatoes]

== References ==
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