Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - film review
Hugh Hudson
Adventure / Drama / Romance

Summary
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a British romantic film drama first released in 1984,
directed by Hugh Hudson.
The film stars Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Hugh Hudson
- Script: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert Towne, Michael Austin
- Photo: John Alcott
- Music: John Scott
- Cast: Ralph Richardson (The Sixth Earl of Greystoke), Ian Holm (Capitaine Phillippe D’Arnot), James Fox (Lord Charles Esker), Christopher Lambert (John Clayton), Andie MacDowell (Miss Jane Porter), Cheryl Campbell (Lady Alice Clayton), Ian Charleson (Jeffson Brown), Nigel Davenport (Major Jack Downing), Nicholas Farrell (Sir Hugh Belcher), Paul Geoffrey (Lord John ’Jack’ Clayton), Richard Griffiths (Captain Billings), Hilton McRae (Willy), David Suchet (Buller), John Wells (Sir Evelyn Blount), Ravinder (Dean), Eric Langlois (Tarzan aged 12), Danny Potts (Tarzan aged 5), Peter Kyriakou (Tarzan aged one), Tali McGregor (Infant Tarzan), Paul Brooke (The Rev. Stimson), Tristram Jellinek (Chalky White), Roddy Maude-Roxby (Olivestone), Elliot W. Cane (Silverbeard, Primate Father), Ailsa Berk (Kala, Primate Mother), John Alexander (White Eyes, Primate Leader), Christopher Beck (Droopy Ears, Tarzan’s Childhood Friend), Mak Wilson (Figs, Tarzan’s Follower), Rona Brown (Primate Sequences), Georgia Clarke (Primate Sequences), Tessa Crockett (Primate Sequences), Frances D’Arcy (Primate Sequences), David Forman (Primate Sequences), Toh Koksum (Primate Sequences), Eugene Little (Primate Sequences), Tina Maskell (Primate Sequences), Douglas Mann (Primate Sequences), Rory Mitchell (Primate Sequences), Martin Pallot (Primate Sequences), Deep Roy (Primate Sequences), Kiran Shah (Primate Sequences), Martin Scully (Primate Sequences), Philip Tan (Primate Sequences), George Yiasoumi (Primate Sequences), Emile Abossolo M’bo, Bridget Biagi, Colin Charles (Olly), Glenn Close (Miss Jane Porter), Elaine Collins (Ruby), David Endene (Boat Captain), Sheila Latimer (Duchess), Derek Lyons (Footman), Alison Macrae, Andrea Miller (Governess), Philemon Blake Ondoua (Aloo), Harriet Thorpe (Iris), Jacobin Yarro (Riverbank Chief)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 143 min
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