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Little Toomai (Sabu) on his elephant Kala Mag. Film still from Elephant Boy by Zoltan Korda and Robert Flaherty, 1937.
© Images courtesy of Park Circus / ITV
Film/Video
Elephant Boy
by Robert Flaherty, Zoltan Korda
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| 5 EUR, reduced 2,50 EUR |
| Book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the Foyer. |
| Recommended for ages 8 and up |
| Feature film, UK, 1937, 80 minutes, English with German subtitles |
| English, German |
| Subtitles |
| Ground Floor, Hall 2 |
| Part of: Terrible Beauty film series |
Eye-to-eye introduction by Zita Labusch & Levina Klein, pupils, Berlin
Like his father, little Toomai wants to become a mahout – an elephant leader. When 40 mahouts are required for an expedition in the Indian principality of Mysore, Toomai is excluded initially. That changes after the tragic death of his father. Henceforth Toomai proves his talents in dealing with elephants. Robert Flaherty, one of the pioneers of documentary filmmaking, and his co-director Zoltan Korda adapted Rudyard Kipling’s story Toomai of the Elephants. The film was shot on original locations.