Tarzan Goes to India
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| Directed by | John Guillermin |
| Produced by | Sy Weintraub |
| Written by |
Robert Hardy Andrews based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Starring |
Jock Mahoney Jai, The Elephant Boy Leo Gordon Mark Dana Feroz Khan |
| Music by | Ken Jones |
| Edited by | Max Benedict |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 mins |
| Language | English |
Tarzan Goes to India (1962) is the first film featuring Jock Mahoney as Tarzan. It was written by Robert Hardy Andrews and directed by John Guillermin who also directed Tarzan's Greatest Adventure. It was one of two Mahoney films that took Tarzan out of Africa and sent him to the Far East. It was a co-production between Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Synopsis
Tarzan is called to India to save three hundred elephants, that will be drowned if a dam is opened to create a man-made lake to power an electric plant. Tarzan is pitted against two engineers who ignore the catastrophic results their work will create.
Additional cast
The film also stars Indian Bollywood actors Feroz Khan, Simi Garewal and Murad in pivotal roles. It was followed by Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) which was set in Thailand.
Reception
The film recorded a loss of $178,000.[1]
References
- ↑ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
External links
- [Tarzan Goes to India ~ ERBzine Silver Screen: http://www.erbzine.com/mag19/1960.html]
- Tarzan Goes to India at the Internet Movie Database
- Tarzan Goes to India at Rotten Tomatoes