The Ivory Ape
Brief Synopsis
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A government agent and his former girlfriend try to defend a rare snow-white gorilla from a vengeful mob after it had been captured in Africa by an unprincipled white hunter who then smuggled it to Bermuda in a tramp steamer. This was one of a series of Japanese-American co-productions in which the
Cast & Crew
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Tom Kotani
Director
Jack Palance
Marc Kazarian
Steven Keats
Baxter Mapes
Cindy Pickett
Lil Taylor
Earle Hyman
Inspector St George
Celine Lomez
Valerie Lamont
Film Details
Also Known As
Ivory Ape
Genre
Adventure
Release Date
1980
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Masaki Iizuka; Yuji Hiyoshi
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A government agent and his former girlfriend try to defend a rare snow-white gorilla from a vengeful mob after it had been captured in Africa by an unprincipled white hunter who then smuggled it to Bermuda in a tramp steamer. This was one of a series of Japanese-American co-productions in which the team of Arthur Rankin, Jr., and Jules Bass, whose regular television milieu long has been in the Saturday morning cartoon shows, involved themselves.
Director
Tom Kotani
Director
Cast
Jack Palance
Marc Kazarian
Steven Keats
Baxter Mapes
Cindy Pickett
Lil Taylor
Earle Hyman
Inspector St George
Celine Lomez
Valerie Lamont
Derek Partridge
Aubrey Range
Tricia Sembera
Vita Haverman
David Mann
Lou David
Roomie Pope
William Horrigan
Captain
Leonard Daniels
Smith
George Rushe
Wilkinson
John Truscott
Collins
John Lough
Trot Toomer
Jane Bainbridge
Mother In Car
Charles Jeffers
Congo Father
Kevin Dill
Congo Son
Grace Rawlins
Congo Mother
Eston Rawlins
Congo Boy
Marlene Butterfield
Newscaster
Barbara Adams
Secretary
Courtney Floyd
Child In Car
Irving Wilkinson
Butler
Daniel Thomas
Cab Driver
Crew
Jules Bass
Executive Producer
Nick Crimi
Makeup
Bernard Hoffer
Music
Yozo Inagaki
Director Of Photography
Benni Korzen
Associate Producer
Maury Laws
Music
William Overgard
Screenwriter
William Overgard
From Story
Peter Politanoff
Art Director
Arthur Rankin Jr.
From Story
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Executive Producer
Henry Shrady
Set Designer
Jeri Sopanen
Camera Operator
Mike Spera
Camera Operator
Barry Walter
Executive Editor
Wendy Wank
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Ivory Ape
Genre
Adventure
Release Date
1980
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Masaki Iizuka; Yuji Hiyoshi
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 18, 1980
