Claim: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was directed by a Russian.
Evidence: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn.
John Lee Thompson -LRB- 1 August 1914 -- 30 August 2002 -RRB- , better known as J. Lee Thompson , was a British film director , active in London and Hollywood.