Adventure ·Drama ·Family · United Kingdom · 1937 · 1h 22m

Elephant Boy

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Director
Zoltan KordaRobert Flaherty
Cast
Sabu as Toomai W.E. Holloway as Toomai's Father Walter Hudd as Petersen Allan Jeayes as Machua Appa Bruce Gordon as Rham Lahl D.J. Williams as Hunter
Crew
Osmond Borradaile — Director of Photography Charles Crichton — Editor John Greenwood — Original Music Composer John Collier — Screenplay Alexander Korda — Producer
Synopsis

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

Mood & Themes
elephantexpeditionhuman animal relationshipjungleindiabased on short storyherdroundupchild protagonistmahoutasian elephant
Key Collaborators
Zoltan Korda Director Robert Flaherty Director Osmond Borradaile Director of Photography Charles Crichton Editor John Greenwood Original Music Composer John Collier Screenplay Alexander Korda Producer
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