Tarzan and the jungle boy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tarzan and the jungle boy |
| Original title | Tarzan and the Jungle Boy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Gordon |
| script | Stephen Lord |
| production |
Robert Day Sy Weintraub |
| music |
William Loose Igo Cantor |
| camera | Özen Sermet |
| cut |
Milton Man Reg Browne |
| occupation | |
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Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (Original title: Tarzan and the Jungle Boy ) is an American film by director Robert Gordon from 1967 with former professional football player Mike Henry in the title role. The role of villain was played by the 1960 Olympic champion in the decathlon, Rafer Johnson . Stephen Lord wrote the screenplay using the characters from Edgar Rice Burroughs . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was released for the first time on November 29, 1968.
action
Years ago, the little boy of a geologist did not perish with his father, but grew into a “mini-Tarzan”. When he is discovered by chance from an airplane, a very confident reporter sets out to bring him back to civilization with Old Tarzan's help. Unfortunately, the company gets caught up in the bloody quarrels between two chief sons over the succession to the throne of their tribe. But finally there the good son wins over the bad son - and the jungle boy says goodbye to the jungle and its animals for the time being.
criticism
The 1988 edition of the Lexicon of International Films refrains from criticism. In the online version there is talk of a naive “jungle adventure with some cruelty” that is “staged without talent”. The evangelical film observer sums up his judgment as follows: "It ties in with the old Tarzan films quite well and is generally suitable for friends of this series from 12."
Web links
- Tarzan and the Jungle Boy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures of the film at cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 551/1968, pp. 574-575.
- ↑ Lexicon of international films , rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 3722.
- ↑ Tarzan and the Jungle Boy. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 25, 2017 .