The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true Tarzan, an archetypal character and myth of cinema, that of the original Hollywood blockbusters (1932-48).
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Westend Film & TV, ZDF, ARTE, ORF
Keywords
- cinema on cinema
- biography
- tarzan
- hollywood star
- olympic athlete
- star showcase
- cinema history
- portrait of an artist
- olympic champion
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Top Cast
Linda Christian as Self
Johnny Sheffield as Self
Elena Verdugo as Self
Johnny Weissmuller Jr. as Self
Julian Lesser as Self
Johnny Weissmüller as Self (archive footage)
Top Crew
Florin Iepan · Director, Writer
Sami Karim · Cinematographer
Wolfgang Lehmann · Editor
Robert Heitmann · Producer
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