All new! The revolt of the apes. The most awesome spectacle in the annals of science fiction!
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.
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writers: Paul Dehn, Pierre Boulle
Disney Plus**A few guys in rubber masks throwing some chairs around does not make a global conquest.** I understand the budgetary restraints but come on. Twenty guys running amok with a chair leg is way to weak. The poster exclaims _a spectacle like never before witnessed_ and what do…
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