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Tarzan, the Ape Man is a film of genre Action directed by Joseph M. Newman released in USA on 1 october 1959 with Denny Miller

Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)

Tarzan, the Ape Man
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Released in USA 1 october 1959
Length 1h22
Directed by
Genres Action,    Adventure
Rating38% 1.939651.939651.939651.939651.93965

Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1959 action adventure film starring Denny Miller as Tarzan, Joanna Barnes as Jane, Cesare Danova, and Robert Douglas. The movie is loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan of the Apes, and is a remake of the classic 1932 film of the same name. The movie was directed by Joseph M. Newman.

A fair amount of footage was taken directly from the 1932 version rather than being reshot, including scenes of Tarzan swinging on vines and the elephants' destruction of a pygmy village. A scene of Tarzan fighting a crocodile was reused from Tarzan and His Mate, the sequel to the 1932 film. Other footage was reused from King Solomon's Mines. Tarzan's distinctive call was also taken from the original version.

Synopsis

The plot of the film reprises that of the 1932 version, with James Parker (Douglas) Harry Holt (Danova) and Parker's daughter Jane (Barnes) on an expedition in Africa in which they encounter Tarzan, a wild man raised by apes. Various adventures ensue.

Actors

Denny Miller

(Tarzan)
Joanna Barnes

(Jane)
Cesare Danova

(Harry Holt)
Robert Douglas

(Col. James Parker)
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