Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Of India and things

Kim (1950)

Directed by Victor Saville this film based on the Rudyard Kipling novel of the same name stars Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell and Paul Lukas. A British orphan lives on the streets in India and becomes involved in the world of spies.

As a childhood adventure film this works pretty well although the plot does not really fit the Hollywood model. Most of the changes between the novel and the film appear to be towards the end and I would say that it seems the film lacks the depth of the book's ending. Generally the film is fairly well made with some nice locations but Errol Flynn is a bit wooden at times.


3/5

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