  battle for the planet of the apes is a 1973 science fiction film directed by j. lee thompson. it is the fifth and final entry in the original planet of the apes series produced by arthur p. jacobs, following conquest of the planet of the apes. it stars roddy mcdowall, claude akins, natalie trundy, severn darden, lew ayres, paul williams and john huston. the 2014 sequel in the rebooted series dawn of the planet of the apes has a similar premise to battle, but is not officially a remake."'dawn of the planet of the apes' gets plot-heavy trailer", by scott mendelson, 5/8/2014, forbes. == plot == told as a flashback to the early 21st century, with a wraparound sequence narrated by the orangutan lawgiver (john huston) in "north america - 2670 a.d.", this sequel follows the ape leader, caesar (roddy mcdowall), at least twelve years after he led the revolution in the previous film, conquest of the planet of the apes. in this post-nuclear society, caesar tries to cultivate peace between the apes and the surviving humans. a gorilla general named aldo ([[claude
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