The Wild and the Free

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1980 · 100 min · TV Movie · Comedy · Adventure · TMDB 6.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by James Hill

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