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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · 143 min Adventure Drama Action Romance
6.4 / 10 · TMDB

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The action here isn't perfunctory — it's considered, with internal logic. The staging of fights and chases shows a director who knows the genre from the inside.

A well-made ride. Doesn't claim depth, but does its job honestly and without boredom.

For those who appreciate a solidly made genre film without pretensions.

Director: Hugh Hudson

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In company with popcorn. Loud, with a big screen — that's what it was made for.

🎭 Cast

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Miss Jane Porter

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

The Sixth Earl of Greystoke

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

James Fox

James Fox

Lord Charles Esker

Cheryl Campbell

Cheryl Campbell

Lady Alice Clayton

Ian Charleson

Ian Charleson

Jeffson Brown

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Major Jack Downing

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Sir Hugh Belcher

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Captain Billings

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