The Wild and the Free

The Wild and the Free (1980) is a tv movie, comedy, adventure directed by James Hill rated 6.5/10.

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.