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- BFI identifier61084
- Date1981-08-07 (Release)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisAction, adventure, romance. Update on the story of Tarzan, concentrating more on the role of Jane. Jane's father Parker heads to the African interior on the pretext of searching for hidden jungle secrets. He is actually looking for Tarzan, whom he plans to kidnap and bring back to England dead or alive. Jane accompanies her manic father, along with his unassuming assistant Holt. Realizing that Parker is on his trail, Tarzan kidnaps Jane and it is love at first sight. Parker forges on, trying to capture Tarzan and save his daughter. But Tarzan finally saves the day when Jane is kidnapped by a band of African mud worshippers, who are preparing her to be sacrificed to the gods. (Synopsis)
- Work historyActor Lee Canalito withdrew due to injury
- Genre
- CreditsDirector: John Derek
Production Company: Svengali Productions
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Title
Tarzan the Ape Man (Original)
Category
Fiction- Collections
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Work - 61084 - 1981-08-07 (Release)
USA - Film - Fiction
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