The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan

52m
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
7.2

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).

Cast

Linda Christian
Self
Johnny Sheffield
Self
Elena Verdugo
Self
Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
Self
Julian Lesser
Self
Johnny Weissmüller
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Florin Iepan
Director
Robert Heitmann
Producer

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