Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980) is a action, thriller film directed by Don Weis, Arnold Laven rated 6.0/10.

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"]

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

Bobby Porter

Arno

Jerome Thor

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