Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Production companies : 20th Century Fox Television /

November 17, 1980 1h 32m United States of America Action English More

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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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title：Back to the Planet of the Apes
status：Released
Release date： 1980
Runtime：1h 32m
Genres： Action · Thriller · Adventure · Science Fiction · TV Movie ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Don Weis / Arnold Laven /
Writers： Howard Dimsdale · Joe Ruby · Ken Spears · Pierre Boulle · Edward J. Lakso · Art Wallace ·
Production companies： 20th Century Fox Television ·
Overview：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"]