Tarzan - lord of the jungle
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tarzan - lord of the jungle |
| Original title | Tarzan, the Ape Man |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Derek |
| script |
Tom Rowe , Gary Roddard |
| production | John Derek |
| music | Perry Botkin Jr. |
| camera | John Derek |
| cut | James B. Ling |
| occupation | |
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Tarzan - Lord of the Jungle (Original title: Tarzan, the Ape Man ) is an American adventure film by director John Derek from 1981.
action
The well-known Tarzan motif is told here from the perspective of Jane Parker, who visits her father James Parker on an expedition in Africa. The group gets into various dangers in the jungle and is rescued by the natural man Tarzan. Jane falls in love with the muscle man and finally stays with him.
background
Director, producer and cameraman John Derek , who died in May 1998, was Bo Derek's husband . In addition to Bo, he also photographed his previous wives Ursula Andress and Linda Evans for Playboy .
The film was shot in Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.
Lee Canalito was supposed to be Tarzan , but producer Derek changed his mind at the last minute, helping Miles O'Keeffe make his film debut.
The stunt coordinator was Jock Mahoney , who played Tarzan twice in the early 1960s.
criticism
The film-dienst described the film as "an excruciatingly boring new edition of the old movie theater story, which turns out to be an embarrassing and ridiculous personality show for the leading actress."
Awards
- 1982: Golden Raspberry for Worst Actress (Bo Derek); five more nominations in the categories Worst Film , Worst Screenplay , Worst Actor (Richard Harris), Worst Director (John Derek), Worst Debutant (Miles O'Keeffe)
German version
The German dubbed version was created by Berliner Synchron GmbH based on the dialogue book and directed by Heinz Freitag .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Parker | Bo Derek | Angelika Bender |
| Tarzan | Miles O'Keeffe | - |
| James Parker | Richard Harris | Michael Chevalier |
| Harry Holt | John Phillip Law | Frank Glaubrecht |
| Africa | Akushula Selayah | Alexandra Lange |
| Riano | Maxim Philoe | Jürgen Kluckert |
Web links
- Tarzan - Lord of the jungle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tarzan - Lord of the jungle at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tarzan - Lord of the jungle. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Tarzan - Lord of the jungle. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on April 8, 2017 .