The Death of Tarzan (1968)
Directed by Jaroslav Balík
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Political Satire, Satire |
Run Time - 72 min. |
Countries - Czechia |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The Death of Tarzan is a Czechoslovakian black comedy which casts a jaundiced eye on the mythos of Edgar Rice Burrough's "Lord of the Apes." Orphaned in the wilds of Africa, a Czech baron (Rudolf Hrusinsky) grows up to be Tarzan. He is discovered by relatives and returned to Civilization -- if one can called the Nazi-dominated Europe of 1939 civilized. Unable to adapt to his new environment, the disgruntled Tarzan returns to the jungle, just in time for the Nazi invasion of Africa. Literally a man without a country, Tarzan sells his services to a travelling carnival as a freak attraction.
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aristocracy, carnival, civilization, Czechoslovakia, encounter, home, jungle, kidnapping, lost, man-without-a-country, Nazism, on-the-run, ritual, sideshow, society