Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)

Tarzan must escort his prisoner Coy Banton out of the jungle to the authorities. The boat is blown up by Coy's father and brothers. In addition to Coy Tarzan must now lead five more of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Day

Writers:

Berne Giler (screenplay), Robert Day (screenplay),

Stars:

Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, Betta St. John

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gordon Scott	...	Tarzan
Jock Mahoney	...	Coy Banton
Betta St. John	...	Fay Ames
John Carradine	...	Abel Banton
Lionel Jeffries	...	Ames
Alexandra Stewart	...	Lori
Earl Cameron	...	Tate
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	...	Conway (as Charles Tingwell)
Al Mulock	...	Martin Banton
Gary Cockrell	...	Johnny Banton
Ron MacDonnell	...	Ethan Banton
Harry Baird	...	Warrior Leader
Christopher Carlos	...	Native Chief
John Sullivan	...	Wyntors
Ewen Solon	...	Dexter

Storyline

Tarzan must escort his prisoner Coy Banton out of the jungle to the authorities. The boat is blown up by Coy's father and brothers. In addition to Coy Tarzan must now lead five more of the boat's passengers through the jungle, pursued by hostile natives.

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Plot Keywords:

tarzan | sequel | bare chested male | character name in title

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Taglines:

The Greatest of Them All!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1961 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Tarzan, der Gewaltige

Filming Locations:

Kenya

Company Credits

Production Co:

Solar Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First Tarzan movie with sound that didn't feature the ape-call. Despite protests from fans, the producers decided it had been ridiculed too often to remain effective.

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Goofs

At the end of the film, Tarzan is swinging from vine to vine, and one shot has him swinging over a river. A cable is visible behind the trees, and his "vine" is attached to the cable, much like the way a zip line works.

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Connections

Follows Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)

User Reviews

AN INTELLIGENT JUNGLE THRILLER

Strange that this movie has such a low rating and stranger still that no-one has yet commented on it. Suffice to say,it is the greatest of all Tarzan movies and a slight rearrangement of the three word title would be an apt description.Here we have an intelligent jungle thriller,well filmed,well scripted and above all well acted.Jock Mahoney plays his best screen role here as the villainous Coy Banton and his unsmiling grimness lent itself far better for this sort of portrayal than when he took over the role of the apeman for the next two in the series. As Tarzan,Gordon Scott is excellent and he should have stayed in the role.Although he is not the best Tarzan of all(that honour fell to Ron Ely in the superb 60's t.v.series)he comes a close second.This is an adult move with adult themes and relationships but still has enough action(some of it brutal)to excite viewers of all ages.Tarzan afficionados would have you believe that the best Tarzan movie ever made was another Scott thriller called "TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE".It isn't;but this is.My best advice is watch it and enjoy,then vote and comment.A 4.9 vote does an excellent movie a great injustice.