In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
Acting
Roddy McDowall's eyes through that mask—pure revolutionary fire.
Costume
Green jumpsuits and ape masks that aged like fine milk.
Writing
Paul Dehn's script smuggles radical politics into exploitation cinema.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on the UC Irvine campus, the futuristic architecture was just... brutalist 1970s California. The 'future' looked like a community college.
The ape training montage directly mirrors Black Panther Party imagery—director Thompson fought the studio to keep the revolutionary subtext explicit rather than coded.
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