Tarzan the Ape Man
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Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 adventure film that introduced Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in his iconic role as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle hero Tarzan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tarzan the Ape Man canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7498483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tarzan the Ape Man Context triple: [Johnny Weissmuller, notableWork, Tarzan the Ape Man]
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A.
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 action-adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic jungle hero as he returns to the Congo to confront a deadly conspiracy.
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B.
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional jungle hero, raised by apes and known for his extraordinary strength, agility, and deep connection to the natural world.
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C.
Tarzan
Tarzan is a 1999 animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story of a man raised by apes in the African jungle.
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D.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British adventure drama film that offers a realistic, character-driven retelling of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan story, focusing on the hero’s dual identity between the African jungle and British aristocracy.
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E.
Tarzan Goes to India
Tarzan Goes to India is a 1962 adventure film in the Tarzan franchise, featuring the jungle hero’s exploits in India and directed by John Guillermin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tarzan the Ape Man Target entity description: Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 adventure film that introduced Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in his iconic role as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle hero Tarzan.
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A.
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 action-adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic jungle hero as he returns to the Congo to confront a deadly conspiracy.
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B.
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional jungle hero, raised by apes and known for his extraordinary strength, agility, and deep connection to the natural world.
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C.
Tarzan
Tarzan is a 1999 animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story of a man raised by apes in the African jungle.
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D.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British adventure drama film that offers a realistic, character-driven retelling of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan story, focusing on the hero’s dual identity between the African jungle and British aristocracy.
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E.
Tarzan Goes to India
Tarzan Goes to India is a 1962 adventure film in the Tarzan franchise, featuring the jungle hero’s exploits in India and directed by John Guillermin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tarzan character by Edgar Rice Burroughs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarzan stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer |
Clyde De Vinna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew’s Inc. (theatrical, US)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Tom Held NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tarzan and His Mate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
jungle adventure
ⓘ
romance between Tarzan and Jane ⓘ |
| introducedRole | Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Johnny Weissmuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Maureen O’Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jane Parker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | Passed (pre-Code era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing Johnny Weissmuller’s iconic screen portrayal of Tarzan
ⓘ
first feature film appearance of Johnny Weissmuller ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Tarzan film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bernard H. Hyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1932-03-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ivor Novello
NERFINISHED
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James Kevin McGuinness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | African jungle ⓘ |
| starring |
C. Aubrey Smith
NERFINISHED
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Doris Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Weissmuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen O’Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Tarzan the Ape Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tarzan the Ape Man Description of subject: Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 adventure film that introduced Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in his iconic role as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle hero Tarzan.
Referenced by (6)
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