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| Tarzan, the Ape Man | |
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| Directed by | Joseph M. Newman |
| Screenplay by | Robert Hill |
| Based on | Tarzan of the Apes 1912 magazine by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Produced by | Al Zimbalist |
| Starring | Denny Miller Cesare Danova Joanna Barnes Robert Douglas |
| Narrated by | Robert Douglas |
| Cinematography | Paul C. Vogel |
| Edited by | Gene Ruggiero |
| Music by | Shorty Rogers |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $689,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,710,000[1] |
Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1959 American action adventure film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Denny Miller as Tarzan, Joanna Barnes as Jane, Cesare Danova, and Robert Douglas. The film is loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan of the Apes, and is a remake of the classic 1932 film of the same name.[2] The film was directed by Joseph M. Newman, and the score was composed by jazz musician Shorty Rogers. MGM would release another remake of the film in 1981.
MGM reused a fair amount of footage from their 1932 version rather than reshooting, including scenes of Tarzan swinging on vines and the elephants' destruction of a pygmy village. A scene of Tarzan fighting a crocodile was reused from Tarzan and His Mate, the sequel to the 1932 film. Other footage was reused from King Solomon's Mines. Tarzan's distinctive call was also taken from the original version. The "African" elephants in some scenes are clearly Indian ones with some sort of canvas "ears" added, and with the characteristic double humps on the forehead all too obvious.
The "jungle" vegetation, from three different continents, an extremely phoney looking rubber mask used for close ups of a roaring leopard and the clumsy back-projection in the "underwater" scenes make it a treat for lovers of the ludicrous.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 174–178. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.