| Tarzan's Fight for Life | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Written by | Thomas Hal Phillips |
| Based on | Characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser |
| Starring | Gordon Scott Eve Brent Rickie Sorensen Jil Jarmyn Cheeta |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,045,000[2] |
Tarzan's Fight for Life is a 1958 American Metrocolor action adventure film featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan[3][4] and starring Gordon Scott, Eve Brent, Rickie Sorensen, Jil Jarmyn, and Cheeta the chimpanzee. The film was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone. The twenty-first film of the Tarzan film series that began with 1932's Tarzan the Ape Man, the picture was the second Tarzan film released in color, and the last to portray the ape man speaking broken English until Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981).[5] The filming locations were in Africa and Hollywood, California. It was also the only film in the Scott series (and last film in the mainstream Tarzan film line) to feature the character of Jane. It was followed by Tarzan's Greatest Adventure in 1959.
- ^ "Metro Sued on 'Tarzan'; Lesser Co. Sees Prior Features Handicapped". Variety. August 5, 1959. p. 5. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Film reviews: Tarzan's Fight for Life". Variety. July 2, 1958. p. 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; July 5, 1958; page 107.
- ^ Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 165–168. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.