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Missing Link

Play trailer Poster for Missing Link PG,  1988,  1h 32m,  Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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Upon returning to his camp from a nearby watering hole, a half-simian/half-human herbivore (Michael Gambon) -- the titular "missing link" between ape and man -- discovers his entire clan, friends and family have been killed by Stone Age humans. Thus begins a long search for others of his kind. As he traverses the African continent avoiding humans and looking for clues about his own species, he also befriends animals and learns about the world in which he is the last of his kind.

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Luke G Dec 25, 2018 I've just watched it again after more than ten years and it's just as good as I remember it. Sadder as well.
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Carol Hughes

Director

David Hughes

Director

Michael Gambon

Narrator

Peter Elliott

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Brian Abrahams

Actor

Clive Ashley

Actor

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Missing Link

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Synopsis Upon returning to his camp from a nearby watering hole, a half-simian/half-human herbivore (Michael Gambon) -- the titular "missing link" between ape and man -- discovers his entire clan, friends and family have been killed by Stone Age humans. Thus begins a long search for others of his kind. As he traverses the African continent avoiding humans and looking for clues about his own species, he also befriends animals and learns about the world in which he is the last of his kind.
Director
Carol Hughes, David Hughes
Producer
Dennis B Kane
Screenwriter
Carol Hughes, David Hughes
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround
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