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

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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.

• Released: 1984-03-30
• Genres: Adventure, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 23m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 513 votes

Directed by Hugh Hudson.

Top cast

• 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
• Cheryl Campbell as Lady Alice Clayton
• Ian Charleson as Jeffson Brown
• Nigel Davenport as Major Jack Downing
• Nicholas Farrell as Sir Hugh Belcher
• Richard Griffiths as Captain Billings

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

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