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Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 90 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Don McDougall, John Meredyth Lucas
- Starring
- John McLiam, Roddy McDowall, Roscoe Lee Browne, Joanna Barnes, James Naughton, Jay Robinson
Astronauts Burke and Virdon, accompanied by their chimp Galen, are seized by a fishing village that forces humans into slave labor. To avoid being offered to the “gods of the sea” (sharks), they must prove themselves as fishermen. After escaping the camp, the trio joins a scheme to build a glider that will drop a fragmentation bomb on the ruling gorilla council.
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