Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Overview

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.

Movie details

Release date

1984

Runtime

2h 23m

Genres

Adventure, Drama

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United Kingdom, United States of America

Director

Hugh Hudson

Production

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Warner Bros. Pictures, WEA Records

Revenue

$45,858,563

Cast

Christopher Lambert

John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Andie MacDowell

Miss Jane Porter

Ralph Richardson

The Sixth Earl of Greystoke

Ian Holm

Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot

James Fox

Lord Charles Esker

Cheryl Campbell