Congo (1980) (edit title/settings)

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• Amy: Female Gorilla - The subject of Peter Elliot's Project: Amy! she is the first primate in the world who has the vocabulary of full 620 words!!
• Karen Ross: Childhood math prodigy now at 24, a Project Supervisor for Earth Resources Technology Services, Inc. (ERTS)
• R. B. Travis: Head of ERTS
• Peter Elliot: Associate professor at University of California, Berkeley department of Zoology. Researching Primate Communications. Lead researcher for Project: Amy
• Munro: Expedition guide and former Congo mercenary.
• Kahega: Porter hired by Munro for Karen Ross' expedition
• Jan Kruger: Expedition guide in the Congo
• James "Windy" Weldon: Senior Professor in the Zoology Department at UC Berkeley
• John Morton: Peter Elliot's lawyer in the case brought against him by the Primate Preservation Agency (PPA)
• Kigani: A cannibalistic Congolese tribe
• Tom Seamans: Computer programmer for Project: Amy
• Sarah Johnson: Peter Elliot's research assistant
• Jensen: Geologist on ERTS expedition to the Congo
• Rogers: Electronic surveillance expert for ERTS
• Bobb Driscoll: Geologist from first ERTS expedition to the Congo
• Karl Richter: Member of "the Consortium" an international group that competes with ERTS for business.
• General Ngo Muguru: aka the butcher of Stanleyville
• Misulu: Porter for expedition. Deemed trustworthy by Kruger.
• Morris: Accountant with ERTS
• Morikawa: Japanese businessman who offered to buy Amy from UC Berkeley
• Irving: Expedition electronics expert (triple E) for ERTS

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• “amy like peter!”

  Amy

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• Congo
• Houston, Texas, USA: Location of the headquarters of ERTS.
• Berkeley, California, USA: Location of University where Peter Elliot does his research.
• Mobutu: A lake in the Great Rift, a geological formation in the Congo.
• Mukenko: An active volcano in the Great Rift.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Michael Crichton (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 1745 vol. 3
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Crichton, Michael
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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• Congo (IMDb): 1995, Directed by Frank Marshall