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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Make-Up Artist 1984 · Winner
Academy Award Makeup 1985 · Nominated
Academy Award Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 1985 · Nominated
Academy Award Actor in a Supporting Role 1985 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Supporting Actor 1984 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Cinematography 1984 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Production Design 1984 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Sound 1984 · Nominated
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 adventure film directed by Hugh Hudson based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912). Christopher Lambert stars as Tarzan (though the name Tarzan is never used in the film's dialogue) and Andie MacDowell as Jane; the cast also includes Ralph Richardson (in his final role), Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Ian ...
- Hugh Hudson, Stanley S. Canter
- 30 March 1984
Mar 30, 1984 · Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes: Directed by Hugh Hudson. With Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Christopher Lambert. A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.
- (21K)
- Hugh Hudson
- PG
- Adventure, Drama
A shipping disaster in the nineteenth century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. The mother dies soon afterwards. An ape enters the house and kills the father, and a female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son.
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The big-budget, elaborate production Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) found its way to the screen only after an extended pre-production period which saw a studio take control of a highly-regarded script which had become legendary among Hollywood insiders. The studio in question, Warner Bros., turned the project over to a ...
- Hugh Hudson
- Ralph Richardson
Overview. A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead ...
The most intelligent and perhaps the best filmic treatment of Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic pulp novels about Tarzan, the white child of noble blood raised by apes in the jungle, since Elmo Lincoln first brought the character to the screen in 1918.
Greystoke: the Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes is a lavish adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic novel, directed by Hugh Hudson. Follow the journey of John Clayton, who was raised by apes in the African jungle, as he returns to his aristocratic roots in England. Experience the epic adventure, romance and drama of this timeless story, from Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio behind DC ...
