Back to the Planet of the Apes

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Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Directed by Arnold Laven, Don Weis

“They're taking over.”

Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 1h 32m

Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an earthquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]

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Cast

Ron Harper Alan Virdon James Naughton Pete Burke Roddy McDowall Galen Royal Dano Farrow Woodrow Parfrey Veska Norman Alden Zako John Milford Miller Mark Lenard Urko Booth Colman Zaius Biff Elliot Ullman
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Bobby Porter Arno Jerome Thor Proto

Crew

Director
Arnold Laven, Don Weis
Writer
Edward J. Lakso, Art Wallace
Director of Photography
Gerald Perry Finnerman
Original Music Composer
Richard LaSalle
Editor
Axel Hubert Sr., J. Frank O'Neill
Producer
Stanley Hough

Details

Release date
1980-11-17
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
20th Century Fox Television