Elephant Boy
1937
Rated NR
· ⭐ 6.7 · Votes: 14
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.
Genres
Adventure
Drama
Family
Moods