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Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)

Tarzan and the Lost Safari poster
Directed by
H. Bruce Humberstone
Genre
action film, adventure film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
G
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Tarzan tangles with a group of survivors from a plane crash in the African wilderness. He protects them from dangerous animals and a local warlord.

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What happens

Tarzan and the Lost Safari is a 1957 action adventure film featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan and starring Gordon Scott, Robert Beatty, Yolande Donlan and Betta St. John. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it was the first Tarzan film released in color, Eastman Color. The nineteenth film of the Tarzan film series that began with 1932's Tarzan the Ape Man and the first produced by MGM since 1942, it was filmed in Nairobi, British East Africa. The character of Jane does not appear in this motion picture. Released April 12, 1957, it was followed by Tarzan and the Trappers in 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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