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Tarzan and the Great River

Tarzan and the Great River

1967Movie⏱️ 1h 28mG
ActionAdventure
5.3
IMDB Rating
463 votes

In Brazil, Dr. Ann Philips tries to inoculate the superstitious natives against an epidemic. The murderous Jaguar Men oppose the intrusion. The natives take heart when the riverboat captain's helper Pepe volunteers for the first s...

Director
Robert Day
Writers
Bob Barbash, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lewis Reed
Stars
Mike Henry, Jan Murray, Manuel Padilla Jr.
Release Date
September 13, 1967
Language
English
Country
Switzerland, United States
💬 14
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mike Henry
Mike Henry
as Tarzan
Jan Murray
Jan Murray
as Captain Sam Bishop
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Manuel Padilla Jr.
as Pepe
Diana Millay
Diana Millay
as Dr. Ann Philips
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson
as Barcuna
Paulo Gracindo
Paulo Gracindo
as Professor
👤
Luz del Fuego
as Tribeswoman
Carlos Eduardo Dolabella
Carlos Eduardo Dolabella
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Eliezer Gomes
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Elídio Nunes
as Native

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Production
Banner Productions (II), Allfin A.G.

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ActionAdventure

⭐ Featured Review

A great Tarzan in a weak film
by gridoon20262018-07-08
5/10

"Plenty of eye-candy in the awesomely athletic form of Mike Henry, but too much monkey business (literally), too much "precocious orphan boy" stuff, and not nearly enough action until the climactic mano-a-mano fight between Tarzan and the evil tribal chief. The story is plodding and tiresome, and the direction is sometimes inept - strange, because it was done by the same man (Robert Day) who also made the solid "Tarzan The Magnificent" in 1960. ** out of 4...."

💡 Did You Know?

In the second week of filming, Dinky the chimp bit Mike Henry on the jaw. It took 20 stitches to repair the wound. Henry had monkey fever delirium for three days, and took three weeks to recuperate. The chimp was destroyed and replaced. Henry later sued the production company for negligence. He won the suit, but the amount was not made public.

📖 Synopsis

In Brazil, Dr. Ann Philips tries to inoculate the superstitious natives against an epidemic. The murderous Jaguar Men oppose the intrusion. The natives take heart when the riverboat captain's helper Pepe volunteers for the first s...