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Bookmark this pageGreystoke – The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes (1983)
Director: Hugh Hudson
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From Time Out Film Guide
What would it be like for a lost child of the British aristocracy to be reared by apes in the African jungle? Cue for some skilfully handled action and a vivid realisation of the ape community in which a man eventually becomes boss-cat. The film changes gear when our hero returns to Edwardian Britain and his ancestral home, Greystoke. Torn between two cultures, confused by his love for Jane, desolated by the loss of his grandfather (man) and his father (ape), he undergoes...culture schlock. It is here that Greystoke pops its valves, pushing a simple yarn to the point of philosophical overload. Rhetoric apart, the film offers some stirring entertainment, and a memorable ham sandwich from Richardson, allowed to steal the show as the grandfather in what proved to be his last film.Author: RR
Cast & crew
Director: Hugh Hudson
Producer: Hugh Hudson, Stanley S Canter
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Andie MacDowell, Cheryl Campbell, John Wells, Nigel Davenport full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 130 mins
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