Film
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
A legendary hero - and the tale that's never been told!
Adventure, Drama· Directed by Hugh Hudson· 143 min
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.
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- From the director of "Chariots of Fire."
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- Based on the story 'Tarzan of the Apes' by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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- He was a boy alone in the jungle, innocent of its dangers and awed by its beauty. He became part of a family of apes who raised and protected him. It was the start of a bond that was never broken and it is the beginning of a timeless and classic adventure . . .
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- In 1886, following a shipwreck off the west coast of Africa, an infant child became part of a family of apes who raised and protected him. As he grew, he learned the laws of the Jungle and eventually claimed the title, Lord of the Apes. Yet, years later, when he was returned to civilization, he would remain uncertain as to which laws he should obey . . . Those of man . . . Or those of the jungle. Now the director of 'Chariots of Fire', captures this epic adventure of a man caught between two different worlds.
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Connections
Top billing
- Christopher Lambert as John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- Andie MacDowell as Miss Jane Porter
- Ralph Richardson as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
- Ian Holm as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
- James Fox as Lord Charles Esker