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The Ivory Ape (1980)

The Ivory Ape poster
Directed by
Tsugunobu Kotani
Genre
action, adventure, drama, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A team tries to capture a rare white ape in Bermuda. The story follows their efforts and the challenges they face.

adventurousdramaticnostalgicexoticbreezyseriouslow-budget

What happens

The Ivory Ape is a 1980 Japanese-American action film co-produced by Rankin/Bass and Tsuburaya Productions. It was filmed in Bermuda, with a Japanese effects crew, and at Tsuburaya Studios in Tokyo. It was first broadcast on ABC on April 18, 1980, and later released theatrically in Japan (the theatrical version running four additional minutes). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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