Catalogue information

LastDodo number
900905
Area
DVD / Video / Blu-ray
Item title
Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Original title
Greystoke: The legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
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Label / publisher
Release year item
2004
Release year of movie
1984
Director
Cinematography
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Playing time (min.)
131
Number of discs / tapes
1
Article number packaging
Z9 11375
Barcode / EAN / UPC packaging
7321931113755
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Language on cover
Spoken language
Colour / black and white
Details

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is adapted from the book by E.R. Burroughs "Tarzan of the Apes". A baby who grows up among wild apes, dependent on his own inventiveness and the laws of the jungle, returns to civilization as a grown man to claim his human and privileged legacy. The clash between the "wild" and the "civilized" world is the extraordinary story of Tarzan. The film is split into two parts. The first is set in the jungle, where you see Tarzan growing up, and the second is set in England on the estate of Lord Greystoke. Director Hugh Hudson tells the story from the beginning, introducing some compelling ideas about civilization and Victorian lifestyle. The excesses of colonialism (exploitation, racism) are an important motif throughout the film, and in the end there is inevitably the cynical question of who is the most civilized? Tarzan or those decent Englishmen. What is special is that the word Tarzan is not mentioned once in the entire film, despite the title.

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