Tarzan Triumphs

"A new beautiful beauty arouses Tarzan's fighting heart!"

1943 1h 16m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 59

ActionAdventureWar

Synopsis

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Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

“A new beautiful beauty arouses Tarzan's fighting heart!”

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Frances Gifford
Zandra
Stanley Ridges
Colonel Von Reichart
Sig Ruman
Sergeant
Philip Van Zandt
Captain Bausch
Rex Williams
Lt. Reinhardt Schmidt
Pedro de Cordoba
Oman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wilhelm Thiele
Writers: Roy Chanslor, Carroll Young, Carroll Young
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wilhelm Thiele, shot by Harry J. Wild. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Johnny Weissmüller and Johnny Sheffield and Frances Gifford carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A new beautiful beauty arouses Tarzan's fighting heart!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wilhelm Thiele directs. Harry J. Wild behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
283 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Wilhelm Thiele, shot by Harry J. Wild. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Johnny Weissmüller and Johnny Sheffield and Frances Gifford carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A new beautiful beauty arouses Tarzan's fighting heart!".
8IMDB entry: tt0036414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harry J. Wild
Runtime: 76 min · 1h 16m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Part of

Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection

Tarzan is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer