Like some of my other movies, 'Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes' is also a very political film, and many critics still consider it even the best of all the Apes movies, because it conveys a series of political viewpoints.

Personality and style of directing
Low-key and with a typically British sense of humour Thompson was highly regarded by many actors and film personnel. In their time movies such as The Yellow Balloon (blackmail) Yield to the Night (female imprisonment) and Cape Fear (sexual deviance) were highly controversial and still hold dramatic resonance today. MacDonald Cape Fear boldly shows how a sex offender can manipulate the justice system and terrorize an entire family.

John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) better known as J.