Tarzan films

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adventure film series film series

Tarzan films are a long-running series of adventure movies centered on the jungle-dwelling hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, known for their exotic settings, vine-swinging action, and portrayals of the “noble savage” archetype.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Tarzan films canonical 4
Tarzan film series 3
Tarzan franchise 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf adventure film series ⓘ
film series ⓘ
basedOn Tarzan character ⓘ
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories ⓘ
surface form: Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre action film ⓘ
adventure film ⓘ
jungle film ⓘ
hasCharacter Cheeta the chimpanzee ⓘ
Jane Porter ⓘ
Kala ⓘ
Kerchak ⓘ
Professor Porter ⓘ
hasFeature exotic jungle settings ⓘ
vine-swinging action ⓘ
hasMotif clash between civilization and nature ⓘ
jungle hero archetype ⓘ
man raised by apes ⓘ
hasTheme noble savage archetype ⓘ
includesFilm Tarzan (1999 film) ⓘ
surface form: Disney's Tarzan (1999 film)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes ⓘ
Tarzan Escapes ⓘ
surface form: Tarzan Escapes (1936 film)

Tarzan Finds a Son! ⓘ
surface form: Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939 film)

Tarzan and His Mate ⓘ
surface form: Tarzan and His Mate (1934 film)

Tarzan of the Apes (1918 film) ⓘ
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) ⓘ
Tarzan the Ape Man (1959 film) ⓘ
Tarzan the Magnificent (1960 film) ⓘ
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959 film) ⓘ
Tarzan's New York Adventure ⓘ
surface form: Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942 film)

Tarzan's Secret Treasure ⓘ
surface form: Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941 film)

Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) ⓘ
The Legend of Tarzan ⓘ
surface form: The Legend of Tarzan (2016 film)

The Romance of Tarzan (1918 film) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Tarzan ⓘ
notableActor Alexander Skarsgård ⓘ
Bo Derek ⓘ
Brenda Joyce ⓘ
Christopher Lambert ⓘ
Johnny Weissmuller ⓘ
Maureen O'Sullivan ⓘ
portrayedBy Alexander Skarsgård ⓘ
Christopher Lambert ⓘ
Elmo Lincoln ⓘ
Gordon Scott ⓘ
Jock Mahoney ⓘ
Johnny Weissmuller ⓘ
Lex Barker ⓘ
Mike Henry ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malibu Creek State Park → notableWorkFilmed → Tarzan films ⓘ
Tarzan and the Lost City → partOfFranchise → Tarzan films ⓘ
Tarzan and the Mermaids → partOfSeries → Tarzan films ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarzan film series
Tarzan’s Treehouse (former) → universe → Tarzan films ⓘ
subject surface form: Tarzan’s Treehouse
this entity surface form: Tarzan franchise
The Adventures of Tarzan (serial involvement noted historically) → isPartOf → Tarzan films ⓘ
subject surface form: The Adventures of Tarzan
this entity surface form: Tarzan film series
Edgar Rice Burroughs → createdSeries → Tarzan films ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarzan series
Edgar Rice Burroughs → hasAdaptation → Tarzan films ⓘ
You'll Be in My Heart → isPartOfFranchise → Tarzan films ⓘ
this entity surface form: Disney Tarzan franchise
Tarzan (2013 film) → partOfFranchise → Tarzan films ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarzan franchise
Wakulla Springs → wasFilmLocationFor → Tarzan films ⓘ
Cyril Hume → notableFor → Tarzan films ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarzan film series