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Tarzan and the Great River is a american film of genre Adventure directed by Robert Day released in USA on 1 september 1967 with Mike Henry
Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
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Add to a movie listTarzan and the Great River (1967) is an adventure film starring Mike Henry in his second of three film appearances as Tarzan. This movie was produced by Sy Weintraub and Steve Shagan, written by Bob Barbash (from a story by Barbash and Lewis Reed), and directed by Robert Day. It was released in September 1967.
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Tarzan is called to Brazil by an old friend, The Professor (Paulo Gracindo) to help stop the Jaguar Cult, led by Barcuma (Rafer Johnson), from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors in his search for diamonds. Tarzan is assisted by Captain Sam Bishop (Jan Murray), a riverboat pilot, and Bishop's young ward, Pepe (Manuel Padilla Jr.), as well as Baron (a lion) and Cheeta (a chimpanzee). On their way they encounter Dr. Ann Philips (Diana Millay), who has witnessed the destruction of a village, and wants to continue fighting a plague by giving much-needed inoculations to natives who live along the Amazon River.Actors
Mike Henry
(Tarzan)
Diana Millay
(Ann Philips)
Jan Murray
(Sam Bishop)
Manuel Padilla, Jr.
(Pepe)
Paulo Gracindo
(Professor)
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