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"]
Directed by Ralph Senensky and Jack Starrett
horse race
post-apocalyptic future
astronaut
ape man
ape woman
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Cast
Ron Harper
Alan Virdon
James Naughton
Pete Burke
Mark Lenard
Urko
John Hoyt
Barlow
Meegan King
Gregor
Morgan Woodward
Martin
Roddy McDowall
Galen
Michael Conrad
Janor
James Daughton
Mikal
Richard Devon
Zandar
Joseph Ruskin
Daku
Crew
Ralph Senensky
Director
Jack Starrett
Director
Booker Bradshaw
Writer
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Robbie deBrucky
6.0★ · 04/01/24
The Planet of the Apes TV show is somehow both amazing and terrible at the same time. I go back and forth between feeling like I just can't finish it and like I'm hopelessly hypnotized by it.
The Planet of the Apes TV show is somehow both amazing and terrible at the same time. I go back and forth between feeling like I just can't finish it and like I'm hopelessly hypnotized by it.