Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
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1972 • 88 min • Action · Science Fiction
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 75 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 62 Audience · 1114 · 40%
In a dystopian future where apes are enslaved by humans, a chimpanzee named Caesar leads a revolt. This prequel explores the origins of the ape uprising with themes of oppression and freedom.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Apes are treated harshly and enslaved
- Violence involves fights, beatings, and use of weapons
- Themes of social injustice and revolution
What it models well
- Standing up for freedom
- Resilience in the face of oppression
- Leadership and rebellion
Talk about it after
- The ethics of animal captivity and experimentation
- Historical examples of rebellion and civil rights movements
- The cyclical nature of power and oppression
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Top billed cast
Director: J. Lee Thompson • Crew: Paul Dehn
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Reviewer notes
Not recommended**_Oppressed apes seek freedom in a Schutzstaffel-patterned police state_** Twenty years after the deaths of Cornelius & Zira, their child (Roddy McDowall) has been raised by a circus owner in secret (Ricardo Montalbán). Meanwhile society has devolved into Nazi-like authoritarianism in which chimpanzees, orangutangs and gorillas are viewed as pets at best and, worse, trained servants.…
RecommendedLast 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.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers<em>'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'</em> is the weakest of the first four films. It's watchable, still. It shares similarities to <em>'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'</em> 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.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**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.…
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