Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · directed by Hugh Hudson
- Rating
- 67/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), directed by Hugh Hudson, rates 67/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Christopher Lambert
- Andie MacDowell
- Ralph Richardson
- Ian Holm
- James Fox
- Cheryl Campbell
- Ian Charleson
- Nigel Davenport
- Nicholas Farrell
- Richard Griffiths
Crew
- John Alcott — Director of Photography
- Anne V. Coates — Editor
- John Scott — Original Music Composer
- Michael Austin — Screenplay
- Robert Towne — Screenplay
More from Hugh Hudson
- Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — 78/100
- Finding Altamira (2016) — 60/100
- I Dreamed of Africa (2000) — 41/100
- Revolution (1985) — 39/100
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