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  1. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes1984 Film
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  2. Release dateMarch 30, 1984 (USA)
    Content ratingPG
    GenreAdventure · Drama
    Directed byHugh Hudson
    Plot

    John, Lord Clayton, the heir to the 6th Earl of Greystoke, and his wife Alice are shipwrecked on the Congolese coast. John builds a home in the trees, and Alice gives birth to a son. She later grows ill from malaria and … See more

    Cast

    • Christopher Lambert as John Clayton/Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, a man orphaned in the jungle who was adopted by a group of apes and became their leader and is the last member of the Greystoke lineage … See more

    Development

    In August 1974 producer Stanley Jaffe announced Warner Bros had bought the rights to the Tarzan character from the Burroughs estate and wanted to make a new Tarzan film. "It won't be a caricature or a populariz… See more

    Production

    Hudson wanted to cast unknowns as Tarzan and Jane. "They are complete innocents, and therefore somebody new is more acceptable to the audience than a face you know. They also represent the innocent si… See more

    Relationship with other Tarzan stories

    In a departure from most previous Tarzan films, Greystoke returned to Burroughs' original novel for many elements of its plot. It also utilized a number of corrective ideas first put forth by science fiction author Philip José Farmer in … See more

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