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: Don Weis, Arnold Laven.
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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 |
| Production | Richard Glassman | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Archie J. Bacon | Art Direction |
| Camera | Gerald Perry Finnerman | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Howard Dimsdale | Story Consultant |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Joe Ruby | Story Consultant |
| Crew | Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Marvin Paige | Casting |
| Crew | Joseph Silver | Post Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Ken Spears | Story Consultant |
| Editing | Axel Hubert Sr. | Editor |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunts |
| Sound | Leonard A. Engel | Supervising Music Editor |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Bill Derwin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Don Weis | Director |
| Writing | Pierre Boulle | Characters |
| Production | Herbert Hirschman | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Arnold Laven | Director |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Theme Song Performance |
| Writing | Edward J. Lakso | Writer |
| Production | Stanley Hough | Producer |
| Editing | J. Frank O'Neill | Editor |
| Sound | Richard LaSalle | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Art Wallace | Writer |