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Tarzan
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About 1999 animated film directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck
Genres adventure, musical, comedy drama, family, drama fiction
Directed by Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
Written by David Reynolds, Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
Music Phil Collins, Mark Mancina
Runtime 88 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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