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5 Facts about 1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth film in the series starring Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy and Ricardo Montalban



CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972)​
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Directed by J. Lee Thompson.

In the future year of 1991 North America is a police state. Apes have evolved and have been enslaved. One ape, Caesar (Roddy McDowall), must turn the tide and begin a revolution that will see the Earth become the planet of the apes. Co-starring Natalie Trundy and Ricardo Montalban, seize the day and demand to know these 5 fast film facts on Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. ​

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5. Having played Cornelius in 2 of the films, Roddy McDowall takes on the starring role as a different ape for this film, the part of Caesar. He would play yet another ape, called Galen, in the Planet of the Apes TV series.

4. In Denmark it was titled ‘Rebellion of the Apes Planet’, while in Hungary it was called ‘Planet of the Apes IV: Conquest’.

3. With a budget of only $1.7 million, this is the least expensive Apes movie ever made. However its return of $9.7 million at the box office was impressive enough to warrant another sequel.

2. Although full of nods and references to the original Apes film, the 2011 movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes is actually more of a remake of this film than the first one, sharing the primary theme of apes turning on their human masters.
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1. The film originally ended with the apes brutally beating all the oppressive humans to death. Since it did not play well with test audiences it was re-cut with added dialogue to make it appear as though Caesar had a change of heart and wanted them to live. 


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