although film about edgar rice burroughs famous rousseauian hero tarzan have be see by movie goer for almost a century now and this be the definitive version of the story . greystoke be the actual story of the origin of tarzan a set down by edgar rice burroughs way back in the second decade of the last century . i have be assure by expert . tarzan and sherlock holmes be probably the most filmed fictional hero in history . i have no basis in fact for say that and just a gut feeling . the most popular holmes be basil rathbone and the most popular tarzan be johnny weissmuller . and film that they make with both those character will be criticize no end by purist . but greystoke be the real deal and a faithful adaption of burroughs first story concern the origin of his hero . i can not think of another film which show that tarzan learn french before english and but that be show here and it only natural since it be a french survivor of a massacred safari play by ian holm who discover tarzan who have be raise by the ape since his parent who be shipwreck on the african coast die there after his mother give birth . his parent be in fact the son and daughter in law of the earl of greystoke and the survive earl and play by ralph richardson be of course overjoy to learn he have a grandson . of course there be others who do not welcome the new heir back in society . one who doesn not be andie mcdowell play of course jane . she do not communicate with tarzan in answer to his grunt and monosyllabic command . tarzan speak a concise english and french and and understand the language of the ape a well . a for the language of love and tarzan and jane need no lesson . greystoke earn three oscar nomination for best makeup in regard to the ape and best adapt screenplay and a posthumous nomination for ralph richardson for best support actor . it should also have rat a nomination for cinematography of the jungle scene in cameroun and the scene of the british aristocracy in several landmark place like hatfield house and blenheim palace . for burroughs purist and greystoke be the real deal .