The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

"Fight to the Finish!"

1980 1h 35m EN

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 16

TV MovieScience FictionAdventure

Synopsis

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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"]

“Fight to the Finish!”

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Cast

Roddy McDowall
Galen
Ron Harper
Alan Virdon
James Naughton
Peter Burke
William Smith
Tolar
John Hoyt
Barlow
Marc Singer
Dalton
Zina Bethune
Arn
Jackie Earle Haley
Kraik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bernard McEveety
Writers: Art Wallace, Robert Hamner
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Directed by Bernard McEveety, shot by Gerald Perry Finnerman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Earle Hagen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Axel Hubert Sr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Roddy McDowall and Ron Harper and James Naughton carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fight to the Finish!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0200646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bernard McEveety directs. Gerald Perry Finnerman behind the camera. Earle Hagen scores. Axel Hubert Sr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Bernard McEveety, shot by Gerald Perry Finnerman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Earle Hagen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Axel Hubert Sr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Roddy McDowall and Ron Harper and James Naughton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Fight to the Finish!".
7IMDB entry: tt0200646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.