USA, Germany, Australia, 1998
83m
35mm film, Super 35, Technicolor, 2.35:1
Dolby Digital, English
An American fantasy film directed by Carl Schenkel.
Plot Summary
The night before his wedding, John Clayton, Lord of Greystoke, formerly known as Tarzan, learns that the witch doctor Mugambe and his homeland are in grave danger from a ruthless treasure hunter named Ravens who is looking for the lost city of Opar. Tarzan delays his marriage to Jane and heads back to Africa to stop Ravens from destroying the jungle and desecrating ancient tribal burial grounds.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Director: Carl Schenkel
A Dieter Geissler, Alta Vista production in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Clipsal Films Partnership
Executive Producers: Greg Coote, Kurt Silberschneider, Peter Ziegler, Lawrence Mortorff
Producers: Stanley Canter, Dieter Geissler, Michael Lake
Line Producers: Michael Games, David Wicht
Associate Producer: Marina Glass
Script: Bayard Johnson, J. Anderson Black
Based on the Tarzan stories created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Director of Photography: Paul Gilpin
Editor: Harry Hitner
Music: Christopher Franke
Sound: Colin McFarlane
Costume Designer: Jo Katsaras-Barklem
Make Up Supervisor: Anni Bartels
Special Effects Supervisor: Rick Cresswell
Visual Effects: CineMagic; HDO High Definition Oberhausen
Production Designer: Herbert Pinter
Cast
Casper Van Dien (Tarzan, John Clayton)
Jane March (Jane Porter)
Steven Waddington (Nigel Ravens)
Winston Ntshona (Mugambe)
Rapulana Seiphemo (Kaya)
Ian Roberts (Captain Dooley)
Sean Taylor (Wilkes)
Gys De Villiers (Schiller)
Russel Savadier (Archer)
Paul Buckby (Jerjynski)
Zane Meas (Knowles)
Barry Berk (Burke)
Michael Gritten (Devlin)
Dimitri Cassar (Klemmer)
Tony Caprari (Ritter)
Kurt Wustman (Sykes)
Chris Olley (Ackerman)
Joshua Lindberg (Edwards)
Henry Van Der Berg (Lucas)
Pete Janschek (Laconte)
Alternative Titles
Tarzan – il mistero della citta’ perduta – Italy
Tarzan and Jane – working title
Tarzan e a Cidade Perdida – Portugal (video)
Tarzan et la cité perdue – France
Tarzan ja kadonnut kaupunki – Finland (television)
Tarzan Jungle Warrior – working title
Tarzan och den förlorade staden – Sweden
Tarzan si orasul pierdut – Romania
Tarzan und die verlorene Stadt – Germany
Tarzán y la ciudad perdida – Spain
Trazán en la ciudad perdida – Mexico
References
Books
- The Films of the Nineties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography of Over 3000 Feature-Length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-Only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999 by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn L. Nowlan p.535-536
