Investigating Tarzan
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Philippe Lavalette
| Investigating Tarzan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alain d' Aix |
| Written by | Alain d' Aix |
| Produced by | Nathalie Barton |
| Cinematography | Alberto Feio Philippe Lavalette |
| Edited by | Alain Despres |
| Music by | Michel Donato James Gelfand |
Production company | InformAction Films |
| Distributed by | Cinéma Libre Mediamax International |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Investigating Tarzan is a 1997 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Alain d 'Aix for InformAction Films to investigate the history and cultural impact of the character of Tarzan and the books and films in which the character was depicted.[1][2]
The documentary features interviews with Edgar Rice Burroughs' grandson Danton Burroughs, Tarzan film actors Denny Miller and Gordon Scott, Sheena film actors Tanya Roberts and France Zobda, Johnny Weissmuller, Jr., primate-specializing actor Peter Elliott, and Edgar Rice Burroughs historian Scott Tracy Griffin,[1][3][4][5][6] and was filmed on location in Tarzana, California, at the 1996 'Dum Dum', an annual gathering of the Edgar Rice Burroughs' fan society 'The Burroughs Bibliophiles'. Aspects of the Tarzan mystique were discussed, including the racism inherent in Tarzan and other Burroughs novels.[7]