Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
ActieThrillerAvontuurSciencefictionTV Film
Astronauten Pete Burke en Allan Virdon storten in de verre toekomst neer op aarde en worden gevangen genomen door de apen. De mannen raken bevriend met een chimpansee genaamd Galen, die hen helpt te ontsnappen. In de hoop een manier te vinden om terug te keren naar hun eigen tijd, zoeken de astronauten in een door aardbevingen bedreigde stad naar een computer, waarmee ze toegang kunnen krijgen tot hun vluchtgegevens. [De eerste van vijf televisiefilms, samengesteld uit afleveringen van de tv-serie uit 1974; deze film combineert de afleveringen 'Escape from Tomorrow' en 'The Trap']
Regiseurs: Arnold Laven, Don Weis.
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Ron Harper as Alan Virdon |
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James Naughton as Pete Burke |
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Roddy McDowall as Galen |
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Royal Dano as Farrow |
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Woodrow Parfrey as Veska |
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Norman Alden as Zako |
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John Milford as Miller |
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Mark Lenard as Urko |
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Booth Colman as Zaius |
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Biff Elliot as Ullman |
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Bobby Porter as Arno |
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Jerome Thor as Proto |
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William Beckley as Grundig |
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Alvin Hammer as Man |
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Cindy Eilbacher as Lisa Miller |
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Mickey LeClair as Jick Miller |
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Wallace Earl as Mary Miller |
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Gail Bonney as Old Woman |
| Camera | Gerald Perry Finnerman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Archie J. Bacon | Art Direction |
| Production | Richard Glassman | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Howard Dimsdale | Story Consultant |
| Writing | Joe Ruby | Story Consultant |
| Editing | Axel Hubert Sr. | Editor |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Leonard A. Engel | Supervising Music Editor |
| Crew | Joseph Silver | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Marvin Paige | Casting |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| Writing | Ken Spears | Story Consultant |
| Directing | Bill Derwin | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Theme Song Performance |
| Editing | J. Frank O'Neill | Editor |
| Directing | Arnold Laven | Director |
| Directing | Don Weis | Director |
| Production | Herbert Hirschman | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Edward J. Lakso | Writer |
| Production | Stanley Hough | Producer |
| Writing | Pierre Boulle | Characters |
| Sound | Richard LaSalle | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Art Wallace | Writer |