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title: 'Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Derek'
released: '1981-07-24'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzan-the-ape-man-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083170/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)

1981 · 112 min · Drama, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 American adventure film produced by and starring Bo Derek as Jane Parker. Directed by John Derek, Bo's husband, the film's screenplay by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard is loosely based on the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, but from the point of view of Tarzan's love interest, Jane. Richard Harris and John Phillip Law also star, alongside Miles O'Keeffe in the title role.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Bo Derek](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-derek)
- **Director:** [John Derek](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-derek)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Derek](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-derek)
- **Screenplay:** [Gary Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goddard), [Tom Rowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-rowe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Perry Botkin Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/perry-botkin-jr)

## Cast

- [Miles O'Keeffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-o-keeffe) as Tarzan
- [John Phillip Law](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-phillip-law)
- [Wilfrid Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-hyde-white)
- [Bo Derek](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-derek) as Jane Porter
- [Richard Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-harris)

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