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On arrival at Greystoke, the family's country estate in Scotland, John is welcomed by his grandfather, the 6th Earl of Greystoke, and his ward, a young American called Jane. The Earl still grieves the loss of his son and daughter-in-law but is very happy to have his grandson home.
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John, Lord Clayton, the heir to the 6th Earldom of Greystoke, and his pregnant wife Alice are shipwrecked on the African coast. John builds a home in the trees, and Alice gives birth to a son. Alice later grows ill from malaria and dies. While John is grieving her, the tree house is visited by curious great apes, one of whom kills him. One female o...
Christopher Lambert – John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the ApesRalph Richardson – The 6th Earlof GreystokeIan Holm– Capitaine Fyllieppe d'ArnotJames Fox– Lord Charles EskerIn a departure from most previous Tarzan films, Greystoke returned to Burroughs' original novel for many elements of its plot. It also utilized a number of corrective ideas first put forth by science fiction author Philip José Farmer in his mock-biography Tarzan Alive, most notably Farmer's explanation of how the speech-deprived ape man was later a...
Box office
The film grossed $45.9 million making it a box office disappointment.
Critical reception
Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 67%, based on 12 reviews, with a rating average of 6/10.
Won
1. British Academy Film Awards Best Make Up Artist – Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker, Joan Hills 2. British Film Institute Technical Achievement Award 3. New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actor – Ralph Richardson
Nominated
1. Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Ralph Richardson 2. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay – Robert Towne, Michael Austin 3. Academy Award for Best Makeup – Rick Baker, Paul Engelen 4. British Academy Film Awards Best Sound – Ivan Sharrock, Gordon K. McCallum, Les Wiggins, Roy Baker 5. British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor – Ian Holm 6. British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor – Ralph Richardson 7. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror F...
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes at the Internet Movie DatabaseGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes at AllMovieGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes at the TCM Movie DatabaseGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes at Rotten TomatoesFeb 27, 2024 · Explore genealogy for John Greystoke born 1390 Greystoke, Cumberland, England died 1436 Greystoke, Cumberland, England including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
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- Elizabeth (Ferrers) Greystoke
With Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Christopher Lambert. A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Hugh Hudson
- 1984-03-30
Marooned on the coast of western Africa in 1888, John and Alice Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke, perished in the savage jungle, but not before welcoming a son into the world. Adopted into a tribe of Mangani, or great apes, and reared by a kindly she named Kala, young John overcame the brutal challenges of the African wilderness to become ...
Tarzan of the Apes. Marooned on the coast of western Africa in 1888, John and Alice Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke, perished in the savage jungle, but not before welcoming a son into the world. Adopted into a tribe of Mangani, or great apes, and reared by a kindly she named Kala, young John overcame the brutal challenges of the African ...
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Jul 1, 2016 · The screenplay had a one-word title, Greystoke, but everyone knew that this was the story of Tarzan, lord of the apes, adapted from the 1914 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
