Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980, English. Directed by Don Weis & Arnold Laven.
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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"]
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 17 November 1980
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Edward J. Lakso, Art Wallace
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Back to the Planet of the Apes runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Back to the Planet of the Apes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 1980. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Back to the Planet of the Apes?
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980) was directed by Don Weis and Arnold Laven and stars Ron Harper, James Naughton, Roddy McDowall.