Synopsis
Inside view on the glory and tragedy of Johnny Weissmuller, the world class swimmer and the one and only real Tarzan.
The one, the only, the real TARZAN" is the first ever documentary about an exceptional sportsman who became a prisoner of his own image, created by the American show-biz industry. This is the story of the price for success that fascinates people all around the world.
The film offers an intimate look at Weissmueller's early life, middle years, and later decline, through numerous rare, never-before-published photographs and films illustrating swimming training units, images of his Olympic triumphs, failed marriages, his Hollywood career as Tarzan of the Apes, and his subsequent career as Jungle Jim. This documentary is a sensitive, yet unsentimental portrayal of the man who was Tarzan to movie fans around the world. Based on Johnny Junior's inside perspective on his father's life and career the film features interviews with his father's celebrity friends former wives and children, recollections of conversations with his father over the years, and family stories.
The one, the only, the real TARZAN" is the first ever documentary about an exceptional sportsman who became a prisoner of his own image, created by the American show-biz industry. This is the story of the price for success that fascinates people all around the world.
The film offers an intimate look at Weissmueller's early life, middle years, and later decline, through numerous rare, never-before-published photographs and films illustrating swimming training units, images of his Olympic triumphs, failed marriages, his Hollywood career as Tarzan of the Apes, and his subsequent career as Jungle Jim. This documentary is a sensitive, yet unsentimental portrayal of the man who was Tarzan to movie fans around the world. Based on Johnny Junior's inside perspective on his father's life and career the film features interviews with his father's celebrity friends former wives and children, recollections of conversations with his father over the years, and family stories.
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