Directed by J. Lee Thompson Written by Pierre Boulle   Paul Dehn   John William Corrington   Joyce Hooper Corrington   Cast Roddy McDowall ... Caesar Claude Akins ... Aldo Natalie Trundy ... Lisa Severn Darden ... Kolp Lew Ayres ... Mandemus Paul Williams ... Virgil Austin Stoker ... MacDonald Noah Keen ... Teacher Richard Eastham ... Mutant Captain France Nuyen ... Alma Paul Stevens ... Mendez Heather Lowe ... Doctor Bobby Porter ... Cornelius Michael Stearns ... Jake Cal Wilson ... Soldier Pat Cardi ... Young Chimp John Landis ... Jake's Friend Andy Knight ... Mutant on Motorcycle John Huston ... The Lawgiver Uncredited Cast James Bacon ... Gorilla Soldier Erlynn Mary Botelho ... Ape Eric Braeden ... Dr. Otto Hasslein (archive footage) Colleen Camp ... Julie - Lisa's Servant Paula Crist ... Girl in Corral Jimmy Gambina ... Orangutan David Gerrold ... Chimp Dominique Green ... Female Ape Raven Grey Eagle ... Minor Role Bob Harks ... Mutant Gun Operator Kim Hunter ... Dr. Zira (archive footage) Sam Maronie ... Mutant Technician Hank Robinson ... Mutant Lou Wagner ... Busboy (archive footage) Produced by Frank Capra Jr.   Arthur P. Jacobs   Original Music by Leonard Rosenman

Additional Info Premiere: June 15, 1973 DVD Release: March 28, 2006 Blu-ray Release: November 04, 2008 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Apjac International Twentieth Century Fox (as Twentieth Century-Fox) Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1973) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1975) (USA) (TV) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) CBS/Fox   (1985) (USA) (VHS) CBS/Fox   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Playhouse Video   (1985) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.4 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,972 / 20,725 Site Ranking #2,968 Our Flag Means Death: Season 1 (2022) #2,969 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) #2,970 Willow: Season 1 (2022) #2,971 Darkness Falls (2003) #2,972 Battle For The Planet Of The Apes (1973) #2,973 Thinner (1996) #2,974 The Next Karate Kid (1994) #2,975 Son Of Rambow (2007) #2,976 Hatchet (2006)