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UNITED KINGDOM · 1972
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
J. Lee Thompson
Synopsis
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.
Cinematic DNA
When I was a kid, I saw 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes,' and I remember realizing that that was the first movie where I was rooting for the bad guys. That was the first movie where I was rooting for the revolution.
We talked a lot about Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. That film is quite hardcore, and it actually ends with him executing humans, and it's very dark. We wanted to make sure that we were taking the story to that place.
— Matt Reeves · Den of Geek interview: 'War for the Planet of the Apes: Matt Reeves Interview'
This Film Influenced
→ Get Out (2017)
Films with Similar Themes
slavery · revolution · ape uprising · dystopian future · animal rights
