Tarzan, the Ape Man

1959
G
1h 22m

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3.8/10

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Robert Douglas, Joanna Barnes, and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)

An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.

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An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.

Director
- Joseph M. Newman
Writers
- Robert Hill
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
Stars

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IMDb RATING

3.8/10

404

YOUR RATING

Director
- Joseph M. Newman
Writers
- Robert Hill
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Directly steals story points, footage, and sound from 1950's King Solomon's Mines.

Goofs
The elephant that is shown charging soon before Jane is picked up by Tarzan is an Asian elephant, not an African elephant. The fake large ears are noticeable as Tarzan says, "Un-ga-wa" to the elephant to lift Jane and himself onto it; they are almost falling off. Asian elephants are less aggressive than African, and are more easily trained. Also, they don't live in Africa.

Quotes
Col. James Parker: Has any woman ever meant anything to you?
Harry Holt: All women mean something to me!

Connections
Edited from Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Soundtracks
Salingo
(uncredited)
Written by Thomas Yangha

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The FORMER bad Tarzan movie champion!

From 1959 until 1981 this film reigned as champion of the "Bad" Tarzan films. It then relinquished it's title to the 1981 movie of the same name with Bo Derek swinging on the vine. Denny Miller is Tarzan and borrows the yell from the Johnny Weissmuller films. Of course a must see for any Tarzan film fan. AMC ran it during their Tarzanathon a while back. Miller was not the worst Tarzan ever he just happened to be in a bad picture about the legendary ape man. Take a look if you want but it helps if your a real Tarzan fan.