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Genres:
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Action /
Sci-Fi
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Director:
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J. Lee Thompson
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Actors:
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John Randolph,
Natalie Trundy,
Hari Rhodes,
Buck Kartalian,
Lou Wagner,
David Chow,
John Dennis,
H.M. Wynant,
Paul Comi,
Asa Maynor,
Dick Spangler,
Roddy McDowall,
Don Murray,
Severn Darden,
Gordon Jump
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Duration:
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87 min.
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Rating:
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(5.8/10)102.5
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Plot Summary:
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Cornelius and Zira's son Caesar leads apes to revolution in this installment of the apes roman-fleuve. Dogs and cats have been wiped prohibited by a plague and now apes are household pets that are treated slaves. Caesar has the understanding to fight this subjugation.
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Third sequel in the Planet quintet. Roddy McDowall reprises his role as the highly evolved Caesar, leading an ape uprising against their human masters
As the promotional trailer announces "[we've]... seen the future, and it doesn't look good...", an interesting disclaimer for the simian-empowerment series, yet perfectly fitting for this fourth instalment. Though the 'future' in question (1991) has obviously dated since it was first released, the film gains an extra layer in re-examining its message. Whether seen as an allegory for race relations in the 1960s or as a political take on man's ownership and treatment of the world, the themes - those of prejudice and the abuse of power - still feel pertinent.
Conquest Of The Planet Apes tells the story of ...
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