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Directed by | David Yates |
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Based on | Tarzan stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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Cinematography | Henry Braham |
Edited by | Mark Day |
Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $180 million[3] |
Box office | $356.7 million[3] |
The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 adventure film directed by David Yates.[4] Based on the character Tarzan created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent, and Christoph Waltz. The story follows John Clayton (Tarzan), who, after moving to London, is convinced by George Washington Williams to return to his former home in the jungles of Africa, to investigate claims of slavery. It is the final film to be produced by Jerry Weintraub before his death in 2015.[5][6]
Principal photography began on June 21, 2014 at Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom and wrapped four months later. The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on June 29, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1, 2016 in 2D, 3D, and IMAX, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[7] It grossed $356.7 million worldwide against a budget of $180 million and received mixed reviews from critics.
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