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Tarzan

  • TV Series
  • 1966–19681966–1968
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Tarzan (1966)
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Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poac... Read allTarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
892
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  • Stars
    • Ron Ely
    • Manuel Padilla Jr.
    • Rockne Tarkington
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    • Ron Ely
    • Manuel Padilla Jr.
    • Rockne Tarkington
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    • 11User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    "Tarzan" Ron Ely with his chimp Cheetah
    "Tarzan" Ron Ely with his chimp Cheetah
    "Tarzan" Ron Ely, Manuel Padilla Jr.
    "Tarzan" Johnny Weissmuller, Ron Ely with his chimp Cheetah, Frank Merrill
    "Tarzan" Ron Ely with his chimp Cheetah
    "Tarzan" Johnny Weissmuller, Ron Ely with his chimp Cheetah, Frank Merrill
    "Tarzan" Ron Ely 1967 NBC
    "Tarzan" Ron Ely 1967 NBC
    "Tarzan" Ron Ely 1967 NBC
    "Tarzan" Ron Ely 1967 NBC
    Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan (1966)

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    Ron Ely
    Ron Ely
    • Tarzanas Tarzan
    57 episodes57 eps • 1966–1968
    Manuel Padilla Jr.
    Manuel Padilla Jr.
    • Jaias Jai
    56 episodes56 eps • 1966–1968
    Rockne Tarkington
    Rockne Tarkington
    • Raoas Rao…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1966–1967
    Virgil Richardson
    • Taboras Tabor…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1966–1967
    Charles Wood
    • Sergeantas Sergeant…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1966–1967
    Woody Strode
    Woody Strode
    • Chakaas Chaka…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1966–1968
    William Marshall
    William Marshall
    • Colonel Takakombias Colonel Takakombi…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1967
    Bernie Hamilton
    Bernie Hamilton
    • Chakaas Chaka…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1967–1968
    Harry Lauter
    Harry Lauter
    • Josh Milleras Josh Miller…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1967
    Alan Caillou
    Alan Caillou
    • Jason Floodas Jason Flood
    5 episodes5 eps • 1966
    Jock Mahoney
    Jock Mahoney
    • The Colonelas The Colonel…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1966–1967
    Robert DoQui
    Robert DoQui
    • Metusaas Metusa…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1966–1968
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Charity Jonesas Charity Jones
    4 episodes4 eps • 1967–1968
    Maurice Evans
    Maurice Evans
    • General Basil Bertramas General Basil Bertram…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1967–1968
    Ben Wright
    Ben Wright
    • Arthur Steueras Arthur Steuer…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1967–1968
    Howard Morton
    • British Majoras British Major…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1967
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • Colin Yeageras Colin Yeager…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1966–1968
    Strother Martin
    Strother Martin
    • O'Keefeas O'Keefe…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1967
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    Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.
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      • The Original Swinger...swinging to new heights of adventure!
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      • Action
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    • Trivia
      In the course of the first season's shooting, Ron Ely (Tarzan), who insisted on performing his own stunts, sustained seventeen different injuries. These included: singeing his arms and legs running through a burning village, being bitten on the forehead by a "tame" lion (in a later fight with the same lion, he was bitten on the lower left thigh), falling down a hill and ripping the skin off the tops of his feet, falling twenty-five feet (7.6 meters) off of a vine and separating his shoulder, falling off of another vine and breaking his other shoulder, fracturing three ribs, and spraining both wrists.
    • Alternate versions
      The five "Tarzan" features starring Ron Ely as the ape-man are actually re-edited episodes of this series, in most cases using two-part segments so as to have one cohesive storyline per film.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tarzan: Mountains of the Moon: Part 1 (1967)

    User reviews11

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    6/10
    Decent Show
    Unlike the enjoyable if silly Weissmuller films, someone behind this actually read the books since Tarzan was erudite and intelligent. Protecting modern day Africa from many different threats, the one thing I could have done without was the kid. But this was a family show.
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    • Jul 5, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1966 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tarzán
    • Filming locations
      • Acapulco, Mexico
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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    Oct 16Deadline Film + TV
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    Nov 10Cinemaretro.com

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