The read
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Zoltan KordaDirector
- Robert FlahertyDirector
- John GreenwoodOriginal Music Composer
- John CollierScreenplay
Cast
- SabuToomai
- W.E. HollowayToomai's Father
- Walter HuddPetersen
- Allan JeayesMachua Appa
- Bruce GordonRham Lahl
- D.J. WilliamsHunter
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteCommissioner
- IravathaKala Nag (uncredited)
- Harry LaneBit Part (uncredited)
- Udham SinghMan in Crowd (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
elephantexpeditionhuman animal relationshipjungleindiabased on short storyherdroundupchild protagonistmahoutasian elephant