The Wild and the Free [464916] Released: 1980-11-26 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 100 mins Popularity: 0.4913 Vote Average: 6 Vote Count: 1 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. Cast [18] Granville Van DusenDr. Rafelson Linda GrayLinda Davenport Frank LoganSerre Raymond ForchionHabibu Sharon AndersonLakelea Bill GribblePeter Joan MurphyRose Bower Bruce McLaughlinDean Anderson Fred BuchPalmer Walter ZukovskiWalter O'Neill Jack McDermottBarton Shelley SpurlockSecretary Kevan NorthKevin Bower Sean Cunningham1st Boy Teddy Milford2nd Boy Bernard Ivey1st European Rick Rhodes2nd European Scott EarickPoacher Trailers