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| Directed by | Robert L. Friend |
| Written by | Lee Erwin Jack H. Robinson John Considine Tim Considine |
| Based on | Characters created byEdgar Rice Burroughs |
| Produced by | Sy Weintraub Leon Benson |
| Starring | Ron Ely Jock Mahoney Woody Strode Manuel Padilla, Jr. |
| Music by | Walter Greene |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Language | English |
Tarzan's Deadly Silence is a 1970adventure film composed of an edited two-part television episode ofTarzan released as afeature. It starsRon Ely asTarzan. Former Tarzan actorJock Mahoney andWoody Strode (a veteran of two previous Tarzan films) co-star. The film was produced bySy Weintraub andLeon Benson, written byLee Erwin,Jack H. Robinson,John Considine, andTim Considine (based on the character created byEdgar Rice Burroughs) and directed byRobert L. Friend.
Tarzanloses his hearing after a bomb blast, and is hunted through the jungle by the ruthless Colonel.
The film consists ofThe Deadly Silence, a two-part episode of Ely'sNBC TelevisionTarzan series.[1]
Jock Mahoney's first appearance in Tarzan films was as Coy Banton, a villain oppositeGordon Scott's Tarzan in the 1960 filmTarzan the Magnificent. He took over the role of the Ape Man in 1962'sTarzan Goes to India. This was followed by his final turn as Tarzan inTarzan's Three Challenges (1963).
Woody Strode portrayed Ramo inTarzan's Fight for Life (1958), and Khan inTarzan's Three Challenges (1963).
The film opened April 22, 1970 atLoew's Mid-City Theatre in St. Louis and grossed $4,500 in its week there in a double bill withDay of Anger.[1][2]
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