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Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
“Medical crisis!”
7.6 / 10• 1980• 1h 30m•NR• English
TV MovieAdventureThrillerScience Fiction
Storyline
The fugitives Burke, Virdon and Galen try to save the life of a human blacksmith and his son, whom gorilla leader Urko has threatened with death should his horse lose another race. The trio also attempt to expose a crooked gorilla by framing him in a plot to kill Urko. [The third of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Horse Race" and "The Tyrant"]
Cast & Crew
Ron Harper
Alan Virdon
Lead
James Naughton
Pete Burke
Mark Lenard
Urko
John Hoyt
Barlow
Meegan King
Gregor
Morgan Woodward
Martin
Roddy McDowall
Galen
KB
Klair Bybee
Sam
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Starrett's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
