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Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

1959 · 88 min

A lean, suspenseful jungle chase that treats its hero with seriousness and keeps the action grounded and tense.

Directed by
John Guillermin
Genres
Adventure
Tagline
Adventure's Mightiest Hero Lives His Mightiest Adventure!
Overview
The greatest adventure of jungle king Tarzan. Four British villains raid a settlement to obtain explosives for use in a diamond mine. In doing so they nearly destroy the settlement, so Tarzan pursues them to their mine.

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John Guillermin
Genres
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • greed
  • obsession
  • violence
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

In this series

Tarzan (Gordon Scott) Collection

  1. Tarzan's Hidden JungleMovie · 1955
  2. Tarzan and the Lost SafariMovie · 1957
  3. Tarzan's Fight for LifeMovie · 1958
  4. Tarzan's Greatest AdventureMovie · 1959 This title

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Genres
adventure
Directed by
John Guillermin
Written by
Berne Giler, John Guillermin
Starring
Gordon Scott, Anthony Quayle, Sara Shane, Niall MacGinnis, Sean Connery, Al Mulock, Scilla Gabel
Music
Douglas Gamley
Cinematography
Edward Scaife
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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