Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
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When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]
Status: Released
Released Date: 1980-11-20
Runtime: 93 mins
Director: Alf Kjellin, Arnold Laven
Writer: Richard Collins, Barry Oringer
Spoken language: English
Genres: TV Movie, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Original title: Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television
Production Countries: United States of America
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