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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · 143 min

A sweeping, poignant journey that contrasts wild freedom with stifling civilization, leaving a lingering sadness.

Directed by
Hugh Hudson
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Hugh Hudson
Genres
Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • grief
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Hugh Hudson
Written by
Michael Austin, Robert Towne
Starring
Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell, Ian Charleson, Nigel Davenport
Music
John Scott
Cinematography
John Alcott
Runtime
143 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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