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Tarzan in Manhattan is a american film of genre Action directed by Michael Schultz released in USA on 15 april 1989 with Joe Lara
Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 april 1989
Length 1h34
Directed by Michael Schultz
OriginUSA
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, Superhero films, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Rating43%
Tarzan à Manhattan est un téléfilm américain réalisé par Michael Schultz et diffusé le 15 avril 1989 à la télévision américaine sur CBS. Le téléfilm a été diffusé en France sur France 3 le 22 août 2003.
Synopsis
Tarzan part pour New York afin de sauver la vie de son chimpanzé Cheetah enlevé par un trafiquant d'animaux sauvages. Dans ce nouvel environnement, il sera aidé de Jane Porter, chauffeur de taxi d'archimedes Porter, son père ancien policier de la ville devenu détective privé.Actors
Joe Lara
(Tarzan)
Jan-Michael Vincent
(Brightmore)
Tony Curtis
(Archimedes Porter)
Joe Seneca
(Joseph)
Oliver Muirhead
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