Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4/10
Rating
143 min
Runtime
1984
Release Year
Hugh Hudson
Director
Cast
Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox
Quick Synopsis
In the 19th century, a shipwreck leaves a man and a pregnant woman stranded in the African wilderness, where she gives birth to their son in a treehouse. Shortly after, a group of apes discovers the treehouse, and in the chaos, both parents are killed. A female ape adopts the infant boy, raising him as her own. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot finds the man, who has grown up believing he is an ape. Discovering evidence in the treehouse that links him to the Earl of Greystoke, D'Arnot decides to bring him back to human society.
Detailed Synopsis of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
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.
