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Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

November 17, 1980 (US) Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie • 92m

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"]

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Crew
Richard Glassman
Richard Glassman

Unit Production Manager

Gerald Perry Finnerman
Gerald Perry Finnerman

Director of Photography

Archie J. Bacon
Archie J. Bacon

Art Direction

Joseph Silver
Joseph Silver

Post Production Supervisor

Howard Dimsdale
Howard Dimsdale

Story Consultant

Joe Ruby
Joe Ruby

Story Consultant

Ken Spears
Ken Spears

Story Consultant

Stuart A. Reiss
Stuart A. Reiss

Set Decoration

Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman

Music Supervisor

Leonard A. Engel
Leonard A. Engel

Supervising Music Editor

Bill Derwin
Bill Derwin

Assistant Director

Don Weis
Don Weis

Director

Herbert Hirschman
Herbert Hirschman

Executive Producer

Richard LaSalle
Richard LaSalle

Original Music Composer

Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin

Theme Song Performance



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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