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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

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.

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Action
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Christopher LambertChristopher LambertJohn Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
  • Photo of Andie MacDowellAndie MacDowellMiss Jane Porter
  • Photo of Ralph RichardsonRalph RichardsonThe Sixth Earl of Greystoke
  • Photo of Ian HolmIan HolmCapitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
  • Photo of James FoxJames FoxLord Charles Esker
  • Photo of Cheryl CampbellCheryl CampbellLady Alice Clayton
  • Photo of Ian CharlesonIan CharlesonJeffson Brown
  • Photo of Nigel DavenportNigel DavenportMajor Jack Downing
  • Photo of Nicholas FarrellNicholas FarrellSir Hugh Belcher
  • Photo of Richard GriffithsRichard GriffithsCaptain Billings

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