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Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes

First aired on Nov 20, 1980

Runtime: 93mins

70%

Genres: TV Movie, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

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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Ron Harper | Alan Virdon
James Naughton | Pete Burke
Roddy McDowall | Galen
Jacqueline Scott | Kira
Martin E. Brooks | Leander
Norman Burton | Yalu
Featured Crew
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Alf Kjellin | Director
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Arnold Laven | Director
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Pierre Boulle | Characters
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Richard Collins | Writer
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Barry Oringer | Writer