This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Toomai, of the Elephants", in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, slightly dusty adventures where everything moves at the speed of a gentle stroll, you might dig Elephant Boy. It's not a fast-paced thriller like The Revenge Rider, that's for sure. If you hate black and white films or get bored by movies that rely more on atmosphere than ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Robert J. Flaherty
Charles Horan
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, slightly dusty adventures where everything moves at the speed of a gentle stroll, you might dig Elephant Boy. It's not a fast-paced thriller like The Revenge Rider, that's for sure. If you hate black and white films or get bored by movies that rely more on atmosphere than dialogue, skip it. It's for the curious types, really. Sabu is the whole show here. He’s got this grin that makes the whole screen feel warmer, even when the movie is just trudgin..."
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Rudyard Kipling, John Collier, Ákos Tolnay, Marcia De Silva
United Kingdom
