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"Return to the Planet of the Apes" (1975): Season 1: Episode 3 -- The Simian Senate convenes a secret session to discuss an event that could have direct effect on ape society - one of Urko's soldiers, returning from a journey into the Forbidden Zone, babbling about intelligent humans.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) -- Clip: What have I done

"Return to the Planet of the Apes" (1975): Season 1: Episode 2 -- General Urko's gorilla army launches an attack on the humanoids' caves and Jeff is nearly killed as a result. Jeff is able to hide with Nova in the hopes of evading capture by Urko's troops.

"Return to the Planet of the Apes" (1975): Season 1: Episode 11 -- Urko has been relieved of his duties for three months because of his recent negligence involving his leadership and the failed attempts at capturing Blue Eyes and the rest of the humans.

"Return to the Planet of the Apes" (1975): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Reports pour in to the police that burglars are striking all over Ape City. In fact, the burglars are General Urko and his troops, who hope to frame the Underwellers for the crimes.

Overview

Date of Birth:

20 February 1912, Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France more

Date of Death:

30 January 1994, Paris, France more

Trivia:

Was credited with the screenplay for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), even though it was... more

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Up 28% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win more

NewsDesk:

Blu-ray Review: Planet of the Apes (40th Anniversary Edition)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 3 November 2008, 11:48 PM, PST)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Planet of the Apes (2001) (VG)	(character)	2001	-	2.3 (26)

2.	Planet of the Apes (2001)	(novel "La Planète des Singes")	2001	$359M	5.5 (66,762)

3.	Un métier du seigneur (1986) (TV)	(novel)	1986	-	8.7 (6)
	AKAs: Der Verräter (West Germany)
4.	The Miracle (1985) (TV)	(writer)	1985	-	4.6 (5)

5.	"Planet of the Apes" (1974)	(18 episodes, 1974-1981)	1981	-	7.1 (551)
	18 TV episodes: Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1981) (characters) Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1981) (characters) Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1981) (characters) Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975) (characters) Up Above the World So High (1974) (characters) 13 episodes not shown.
6.	Back to the Planet of the Apes (1981) (TV)	(characters)	1981	-	4.7 (375)
	AKAs: The New Planet of the Apes (USA: alternative title)
7.	Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981) (TV)	(characters)	1981	-	4.6 (119)

8.	Le point de mire (1977)	(novel "Le photographe")	1977	-	5.6 (9)
	AKAs: Focal Point (International: English title)
9.	"Return to the Planet of the Apes" (1975)	(13 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	7.1 (147)
	13 TV episodes: River of Flames (1975) (characters) Terror on Ice Mountain (1975) (characters) Battle of the Titans (1975) (characters) Invasion of the Underdwellers (1975) (characters) Mission of Mercy (1975) (characters) 8 episodes not shown.
10.	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)	(characters)	1973	-	4.9 (5,568)
	AKAs: Colonization of the Planet of the Apes
11.	William Conrad (1973) (TV)	(play)	1973	-	-

12.	Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)	(characters)	1972	-	5.8 (5,635)

13.	Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)	(characters creator)	1971	-	6.1 (7,020)

14.	Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)	(characters)	1970	-	6.1 (8,646)

15.	Planet of the Apes (1968)	(novel)	1968	-	8.0 (51,357)
	AKAs: Monkey Planet
16.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(2 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	8.5 (67)
	2 TV episodes: Face of a Hero (1959) (story) Not the Glory (1958) (story)
17.	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)	(novel "Le pont de la rivière Kwaï")	1957	-	8.5 (53,508)

Additional Details

Other Works:

(1952) Novel: "Le pont de la rivière Kwaï" (filmed as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)) more

Genres:

Sci-Fi | Adventure | Thriller | Animation more

Plot Keywords:

Chimpanzee | Gorilla | Planet Of The Apes | Based On Novel more

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