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Released
1984 · FILM

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

When a human child is raised by apes in the African jungle, he becomes Tarzan—a powerful, noble creature straddling two worlds—forced to confront the dangers of both as he defends his home and the woman he loves.

Directed by
Hugh Hudson
Written by
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert Towne
Runtime
143 min
AdventureDrama

Synopsis

A shipping disaster in the 19th century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The woman is pregnant and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumbles 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 Philippe D.

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Principal cast & crew: 22

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Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Anne V CoatesShot by John AlcottScored by John ScottDesigned by Stuart Craig

Box Office

1984 · Box office

Grossed $45.9M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$45.9M

Worldwide gross$45.9M

Also known as

  • Greystoke - Die Legende von Tarzande
  • Greystoke – Die Legende von Tarzan, Herr der Affende
  • Greystoke, la leyenda de Tarzán, el rey de los monoses
  • Greystoke, la légende de Tarzanfr
  • Greystoke, la légende de Tarzan, seigneur des singesfr
  • La légende de Tarzan, seigneur des singesfr
  • Greystoke - La leggenda di Tarzan, il signore delle scimmieit

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