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Tarzan, the Ape Man

  • 19591959
  • GG
  • 1h 22m
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3.7/10
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Robert Douglas, Joanna Barnes, and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.
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An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.An English colonel's daughter meets the lord of the jungle who makes her his mate.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
350
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  • Director
    • Joseph M. Newman
  • Writers
    • Robert Hill(screenplay)
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(character)
  • Stars
    • Denny Miller
    • Cesare Danova
    • Joanna Barnes
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  • Director
    • Joseph M. Newman
  • Writers
    • Robert Hill(screenplay)
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(character)
  • Stars
    • Denny Miller
    • Cesare Danova
    • Joanna Barnes
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    • 13User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
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    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Robert Douglas, Joanna Barnes, Cesare Danova, and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Joanna Barnes and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)

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    Denny Miller
    Denny Miller
    • Tarzan
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • Harry Holt
    Joanna Barnes
    Joanna Barnes
    • Jane Parker
    Robert Douglas
    Robert Douglas
    • Col. James Parker
    Leon Anderson
      Thomas Yangha
      • Riano
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Joseph M. Newman
      • Writers
        • Robert Hill(screenplay)
        • Edgar Rice Burroughs(character)
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      • Trivia
        As with most Tarzan movies, it is never explained how characters maintain perfectly quaffed hair and clean-shaven faces in the midst of a jungle that is labeled "uncharted territory" on a map as the film begins.
      • Goofs
        The elephant that is shown charging soon before Jane is picked up by Tarzan is an Asian elephant, not an African elephant. The fake large ears are noticeable as Tarzan says, "Un-ga-wa" to the elephant to lift Jane and himself onto it; they are almost falling off. Asian elephants are less aggressive than African, and are more easily trained. Also, they don't live in Africa.
      • Quotes

        Col. James Parker: Has any woman ever meant anything to you?

        Harry Holt: All women mean something to me!

      • Connections
        Edited from Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
      • Soundtracks
        Salingo
        (uncredited)

        Written by Thomas Yangha

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      4/10
      A Shadow Of Yesteryear's Splendor
      WE'VE NOTICED FOR some time how the Hollywood crowd loves revisionism. Take for example: in FRANKENSTEIN (1818), author Mary Wollstonecroft Shelley named the main character Victor Frankenstein; yet for some unknown reason, UNIVERSAL PICTURES made his given name "Henry". To further complicate matters, they gave him a friend named "Victor !" In the 1942 Serial SPY SMASHER, Republic Studios gave the alter ego Alan Armstrong a twin brother "Jack" , that he never had in the Fawcett publication's WHIZ COMICS. In 1937, the same studio did a real number of revision in the DICK TRACY Serial by making him a G Man, making a "Gwen" his girlfriend and disposing of Tracy's comic page partner, Pat Patton for a "Mike Mc Gurk comic relief.

      AS FOR OUR indictment of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, we call your attention to Tarzan's mate, Jane. In the original stories, author Edgar Rice Burroughs gave us Jane Porter, an American from Baltimore. The MGM version made her "Jane Parker", an English woman of Noble blood. Co figure. (and thanks for letting me get this gripe off my chest!)

      AS FOR THIS 1959 remake of the 1932 Johnny Weissmuller/Maureen O'Sullivan original, all we can say is thumbs down. The limited budget shows, regardless of Techincolor; which no Johnny Weissmuller vehicle had. In a way it may have been an indicator of how the mighty Metro Goldwyn Mayer had fallen from its high perch in tinsel town.

      TO ITS CREDIT, this film stuck very close to the original story, albeit in a somewhat updated version. The characterization of African Natives was somewhat upgraded, giving so many much more personality than the thin, shallow portrayals in the past. The movie starred newcomer Denny Miller and Joanna Barnes; who had enough talent for the roles. But we needn't remind you that they were no Weissmuller/O'Sullivan combo.

      ANY POSITIVES THAT one may find are all too quickly undermined by the extensive use of now tinted, old footage from thr '32 original. In some scenes (particularly when Tarzan fights and kills the giant Crocodile, it is obvious that it's really Weissmuller or a very close double.
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      • Release date
        • October 1959 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Tarzan, der Herr des Urwaldes
      • Filming locations
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $1,438,800
      • Gross worldwide
        • $3,727,800
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 22 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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