The Legend of Tarzan

Theatrical - Wide 2016-07-01

Cast Alexander Skarsgard Christoph Waltz Samuel L. Jackson Margot Robbie Djimon Hounsou
Directed by David Yates
Written by Adam Cozad Stuart Beattie Craig Brewer

Box Office Gross: $356,743,061

Running Time: 109 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Village Roadshow Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment, Beagle Pug Films, Jerry Weintraub Productions, RatPac Entertainment, Riche Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy

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6/10

Synopsis

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

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