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59% Critic Match
Tarzan the Magnificent
“The Greatest of Them All!”
5.9 / 10• 1960• 1h 22m•NR• English
ActionAdventure
Storyline
After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the clan, Abel Banton and his two sons have no intention of letting Tarzan deliver Coy and burn the river boat they were to use. Several of the passengers are now stranded forcing Tarzan to take them along on a trek through the jungle. Abel Banton trails them intent not only getting his son back but getting rid of Tarzan.
Cast & Crew
Gordon Scott
Tarzan
Lead
Jock Mahoney
Coy Banton
Betta St. John
Fay Ames
John Carradine
Abel Banton
Lionel Jeffries
Ames
Alexandra Stewart
Lori
Earl Cameron
Tate
Al Mulock
Martin Banton
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Day's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tarzan the Magnificent is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
