Errol Flynn Goes to India
Added 2/1/2009
Errol Flynn may have top billing in this epic adventure drama, based on a book by Rudyard Kipling, but his is only a secondary role.
Dean Stockwell is the central character in the story of a young British orphan who, in order to avoid going to school, pretends to be a street urchin in Colonial India. His protector is Red Beard (Flynn), a horse trader who is also a key operative in British espionage activities against rebel forces that are being backed by the Russians.
Also in the cast of the Victor Saville directed film is Paul Lukas, playing a holy man who Stockwell comes to revere, and Robert Douglas as the head of the British Secret Service.
There's plenty of action and, though his role is somewhat brief, Flynn is, thankfully, Flynn.
© Michael B. Druxman
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This film hasn't lost any of it's adventure,style or humor for me since I first watched it 20 years ago. Hollywood managed to capture Kipling's view of a beautiful country & a proud people.Our children have enjoyed it as much as I did when I first saw it.
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Twelve years after "The Adventures of Robin Hood," former Warner Bros. swashbuckling sensation Errol Flynn showed us he could still handle a sword in this rousing adventure, based on a Rudyard Kipling story. This engrossing yarn benefits from rich period atmosphere, vibrant color photography, and the star charisma emanating from both Flynn and the talented young Stockwell.
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Revisiting Rudyard Kipling's Kim
Added 2/18/2007
Kim is a movie I remember so well as a kid infact probably my favourite chidhood movie. I found myself one evening searching Amazon's massive dvd vault and for some reason I typed in 'KIM' and I was delighted to see it had been released on dvd. Sometimes revisiting a childhood favourite can be dissapointing as an adult, but not Kim the story is so imaginitive it grips from start to finish. The acting of a young Dean Stockwell as a streetwise street urchin blagging his way through life and finding himself embroiled in espionage reminds me in character of Errol Flynn at his cheekiest. Ironically Flynn co stars as 'Kim's protector Red Beard. Both actors work together so well they draw you into the story set in India during the Raj. Kim was My favourite childhood movie and I'm glad I found it again. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Kim - invaluable life lesson's...
Added 5/11/2004
Kim based on Rudyard Kipling's adventure book about the young British boy Kim who has lost both his parents and survives in India through theft, begging, and being a messenger. Kim avoids the British as he has heard that they send their boys to school, but when his identity is revealed he struggles against the system after he is sent to school. In addition, a holy man who has made a strong impression on Kim encourages him to stay in school in order to help him seek enlightenment. Simultaneously, there is a war brewing in northern India and Kim seems to play large part in the outcome of this possible bloodshed. Kim is an interesting film shot in India that teaches some valuable lessons in regards to education and belonging. Despite having some scenes that seem too staged and stiff, which causes some awkwardness in the story, the film leaves the audience with a good cinematic experience.
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