
Tarzana: The Wild Woman
Seen it?1969 | 87 min | Adventure
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for adventure lovers. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 27 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
The daughter of Sir Donovan is believed dead with her mother and other relatives in a plane crash in the African jungle. Fifteen years later, vague reports arrive in Europe that a Kenyan tribe has elected a white woman as their queen, Tarzana (meaning 'strange woman' in Bantu), and Sir Donovan wants to believe she is his daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Guido Malatesta
- Femi BenussiTarzana
- Ken ClarkGlen Shipper
- Franca PoleselloDoris
- Beryl CunninghamKamala
- Franco ResselGroder
- Raf BaldassarreFred
- Alfred ThomasKamuro
- Furio MeniconiLars
- Antonietta FioritoJudy
- Gualtiero IsnenghiLord Donovan