The Wild and the Free

The Wild and the Free

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 26, 1980

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

TV Movie, Comedy, Adventure

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Wild and the Free

Production Companies

Marble Arch Productions, BSR Productions

Director

James Hill

Description

Two scientists involved in chimpanzee research -- one maintaining that the animals should be kept in their native habitat in Africa without human interference, the other trying to train them in sign language in a domesticated atmosphere -- join forces when they learn that the government plans to cut off the language grant and use the chimps for radiation research.