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Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-11-20
74%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Human guinea pig?
Overview:
When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ron Harper
Alan Virdon
James Naughton
Pete Burke
Roddy McDowall
Galen
Jacqueline Scott
Kira
Martin E. Brooks
Leander
Norman Burton
Yalu
Booth Colman
Zaius
Mark Lenard
Urko
David Naughton
Dr. Stole
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When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]
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1980-11-20
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7.4
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Human guinea pig?
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