Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
- Directed by
- Hugh Hudson
- Genre
- drama film, adventure film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 502 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man raised by apes in the jungle is brought to England and must navigate a society he does not understand. The film follows his struggles to reconcile his primal instincts with the expectations of aristocratic life and his growing bond with Jane Porter.
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What happens
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 adventure film directed by Hugh Hudson based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912). Christopher Lambert stars as Tarzan (though the name Tarzan is never used in the film's dialogue) and Andie MacDowell as Jane Porter; the cast also includes Ralph Richardson (in his final role), Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Ian Charleson. Greystoke received three Academy Award nominations at the 57th Academy Awards ceremony for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Richardson, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, and Best Makeup. It became the first Tarzan feature film to be nominated for an Academy Award; Tarzan (1999) became the first one to win an Oscar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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