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

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)

Trailer

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