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The Ivory Ape (1980)

Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani

Drama | Adventure | Thriller

Overview

An ivory ape escapes from a freighter and makes its way to Bermuda. Two anthropologists want to save it, but the local authorities hire a big-game hunter to track it down and kill it.

Length 104 minutes

Actors

Jack Palance | Steven Keats | Cindy Pickett | Céline Lomez | Earle Hyman | Derek Partridge | Tricia Sembera | David Man | Lou David | Billy Horrigan | Leonard Daniels | George Rushe | John Truscott | John Lough | Jane Bainridge | Charles Jeffers | Kevin Dill | Grace Rawlins | Eston Rawlins | Barbara Adams | Marlene Butterfield | Courtney Floyd | Irving Wilkinson | Daniel Thomas

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Rankin Bass day on DKUTV! Hadn’t seen this one and didn’t want to miss it. Unfortunately the version that Josef has is a rather awful taped broadcast with burned in German subtitles. Not ideal but it looks like this is the same version available on YT. Ah well. Surprised that this hasn’t gotten a decent home video release from KinoLorber. Seems right up their alley.

Not a great movie but pretty decent given the talent involved. Steven Keats returns (THE LAST DINOSAUR) and is a playboy type of conservationist. Kinda weird. He convinces old big game hunter Jack Palance to hunt the escaped ape. BUT THEY DONT WANT TO KILL IT. It’s wild. Perhaps the oddest thing is that it is set in Bermuda.

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