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Tarzan the Ape Man (Original title)
Date: 07 August 1981 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: John Derek

Production company billing: [1:85:1]
Synopsis: Action, 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.

Genres:
Action and Adventure, Action and Adventure, Romance
Releases
Date: 07 August 1981Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Metrocolor - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10048 FeetLanguage: English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (11)
In: Ciné-Revue n30 23 Jul 1987  Page: 31
Title: [Ciné-Revue - n30 23 Jul 1987: no known title]Language: French
Description: Note.

In: The Hollywood Reporter v272 n37 16 Jul 1982  Page: 14
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v272 n37 16 Jul 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details of the court case between the heirs of Edgar Rice Burroughs and MGM over the making of the film.

In: StarBurst n51 November 1982  Pages: 7-8
Title: [StarBurst - n51 November 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that the court case between the heirs of Edgar Rice Burroughs and MGM has been rejected as teh court found that original deal between Burroughs and MGM gave the studio the right to createoriginal stories about the characters.

In: The Listener v106 n2729 1 Oct 1981  Page: 385
Title: [The Listener - v106 n2729 1 Oct 1981: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Gavin Millar.

In: Films and Filming n327 December 1981  Pages: 39-41
Title: [Films and Filming - n327 December 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 29 Jul 1981  Page: 20
Title: [Variety - 29 Jul 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v48 n574 November 1981  Pages: 225-226
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v48 n574 November 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v269 n43 21 Dec 1981  Page: 11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v269 n43 21 Dec 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note on budget.

In: Cinefantastique v11 n4 December 1981  Page: 11
Title: [Cinefantastique - v11 n4 December 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Product Digest v9 n6 19 Aug 1981  Pages: 21-22
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v9 n6 19 Aug 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n311 26 Sep 1981  Page: 27
Title: [Screen International - n311 26 Sep 1981: no known title]Language: English