5 Facts about 1973's Battle for the Planet of the Apes, the final film in the original series starring Roddy McDowall and Natalie Trundy
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973)​
Directed by J. Lee Thompson.

Twelve years after an atomic holocaust a tribe of mutants is determined to go to war with the apes. Will Caesar (Roddy McDowall) manage to lead his people to victory? Co-starring Natalie Trundy as Lisa and Claude Akins General Aldo, below you will discover 5 fast film facts on Battle for the Planet of the Apes. ​
​5 FAST FILM FACTS​

5. Made for only $1.8 million the title was always a little ambitious. Despite still managing $8.8 million at the box office (the lowest of all Apes films), producers decided to move the franchise to television, a decision that had been made before the film had even entered production.

4. Actress Natalie Trundy makes her 4th appearance in an Apes movie. In this and the previous one she played Lisa, Caesar’s wife. In other films she played a human and a mutant. She was married to the Apes franchise producer Arthur P. Jacobs, who died only days after the film’s release.

3. A television version of the film includes deleted and extended scenes which tie the movie more into the second film, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, specifically in reference to the doomsday device.

2. The 20th Century Fox logo does not appear in either this or any of the previous Ape film sequels.
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1. John Landis, future director of Blues Brothers (1980) makes a cameo as Jake’s friend. That same year he would make his directorial debut with Schlock (1973).