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Feature film — 1980

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)

7.41h 35mTV Movie — Science Fiction — Adventure

Human astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are forced to become involved in the strange gladiatorial games of the district run by prefect Tolar. The trio escape the gorilla police and find an abandoned government research project with a computer containing a vast amount of recording information about the old human-ruled world. [The second of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Gladiators" and "The Legacy"]

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A high-signal pick with 16 votes.

20th Century Fox Television

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Director: Don McDougall

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Cast & crew

Roddy McDowall as Galen

Roddy McDowall

Galen

Ron Harper as Alan Virdon

Ron Harper

Alan Virdon

James Naughton as Peter Burke

James Naughton

Peter Burke

William Smith as Tolar

William Smith

Tolar

John Hoyt as Barlow

John Hoyt

Barlow

Marc Singer as Dalton

Marc Singer

Dalton

Zina Bethune as Arn

Zina Bethune

Arn

Jackie Earle Haley as Kraik

Jackie Earle Haley

Kraik

Robert Phillips as Gorilla Captain

Robert Phillips

Gorilla Captain

Mark Lenard as Urko

Mark Lenard

Urko

Booth Colman as Zaius

Booth Colman

Zaius

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Andy Albin

Man