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Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 92 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Arnold Laven, Don Weis
- Starring
- Woodrow Parfrey, Royal Dano, Roddy McDowall, James Naughton, Booth Colman, Norman Alden
After a time‑travel mishap, astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on a distant future Earth ruled by apes. Captured, they befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them escape. To return home, they enter an earthquake‑prone city seeking a computer that can access their flight records and reopen the portal to their time.
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