Eclipse Series 30 Sabu Elephant Boy The Drum Jungle Book Criterion Collection DVD with Selar Shaik, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson (NR)

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Eclipse Series 30 Sabu
Elephant Boy, The Drum, Jungle Book
Actors: Selar Shaik, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson
Director: Zoltan Korda

NR 2011 4hr 41min

In the thirties and forties, the Indian actor known as Sabu (born Selar Shaik) captured the hearts of moviegoers in Britain and the United States as a completely new kind of big-screen icon. Sabu was a maharaja?s elephant ... more »driver when he was discovered by documentary trailblazer Robert Flaherty (Nanook of the North), who cast him as the lead in Elephant Boy, a Kipling adaptation Flaherty directed with Zoltán Korda (The Four Feathers) that would prove to be enormously popular. Sabu went on to headline a series of fantasies and adventures, transcending the exoticism projected onto him by commanding the screen with effortless grace and humor. This series collects three of the lavish productions Sabu starred in for the British film titans the Korda brothers: Elephant Boy, the colonialist battle adventure The Drum, and the timeless Jungle Book. Elephant Boy Robert Flaherty and Zoltán Korda shared best director honors at the Venice Film Festival for collaborating on this charming translation of Rudyard Kipling?s Jungle Book story ?Toomai of the Elephants.? A harmonious mix of the two filmmakers? styles?Flaherty?s adeptness at ethnographic documentary meeting Korda?s taste for grand adventure?Elephant Boy also served as the breakthrough showcase for the thirteen-year-old Sabu, whose beaming performance as a young mahout leading the British on an expedition made him a major international star. 1937 82 minutes Black & white Monaural 1.33:1 aspect ratio The Drum Zoltán Korda?s charged adaptation of a novel by The Four Feathers author A. E. W. Mason features Sabu in his second film role, as the teenage Prince Azim, forced into hiding when his father, the ruler of a peaceful kingdom in northwest India, is assassinated by his ruthless brother. Protected by a friendly British officer (The League of Gentlemen?s Roger Livesey) and his wife (Great Expectations? Valerie Hobson), and befriended by the regiment?s drummer boy, Prince Azim ends up fighting with the colonialists against his dastardly uncle. This rousing adventure is elevated by Sabu?s exuberant performance and spectacular Technicolor cinematography by Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile (The Four Feathers). 1938 97 minutes Color Monaural 1.33:1 aspect ratio Jungle Book This Korda brothers film is the quintessential version of Rudyard Kipling?s classic collection of fables. Sabu stars as Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves who can communicate with all the beasts of the jungle, friend or foe, and who gradually reacclimates to civilization with the help of his long lost mother and a beautiful village girl. Deftly integrating real animals into its fanciful narrative, Jungle Book is a shimmering Technicolor visual feast, and was nominated for four Oscars, including for cinematography, art direction, special effects, and music. 1942 102 minutes Color Monaural 1.33:1 aspect ratio

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Actors: Selar Shaik, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson
Director: Zoltan Korda
Studio: Criterion Collection
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 11/29/2011
Release Year: 2011
Run Time: 4hr 41min
Screens: Color,Full Screen
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaDVD Credits: 3
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 9
Edition: Box set,Criterion Collection
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English
Subtitles: English

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