Synopsis
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
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Cast
- Roddy McDowallCaesar
- Natalie TrundyLisa
- Austin StokerMacDonald
- Severn DardenKolp
- Claude AkinsAldo
- Paul WilliamsVirgil
- Richard EasthamMutant
- Lew AyresMandemus
- Bobby PorterCornelius II
- Noah KeenTeacher
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Chicago Sun-Times
Battle looks like the last gap of a dying series, a movie made simply to wring the dollars out of any remaining ape fans. - 42
IndieWire
It’s hard to get the same feeling of awe and epic scale that the series’ best installments can offer when you’re essentially watching ten guys squabble in a forest. - 42
The A.V. Club
The bloodiest of the Apes films, and one of the most despairing. - 40
Empire
Largely devoid of any charm or intelligence that made other Apes films entertaining, this one should be buried in the Forbidden Zone. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
Episode number five of the APES series, is the last and least of the bunch, with a juvenile script and parsimonious production values more befitting the various APES merchandising tie-ins (including toys, comic books, and action figures) than the fourth sequel to one of the finest science-fiction films in history.