Eclipse #30: SABU!: KORDA, Zoltán: The Drum [1938]
KORDA, Zoltán (United Kingdom)
The Drum [1938]
Eclipse Series 30
DVD
Eclipse Series 30
DVD
Zoltán Korda's charged adaptation of a novel by The Four Feathers author A. E. W. Mason features Sabu in his second film role, as the teenage Prince Azim, forced into hiding when his father, the ruler of a peaceful kingdom in northwest India, is assassinated by his own ruthless brother. Protected by a friendly British officer (Roger Livesey) and his wife (Valerie Hobson), and befriended by the regiment's drummer boy, Prince Azim ends up fighting with the colonialists against his dastardly uncle. This rousing adventure includes an exuberant performance by Sabu and spectacular Technicolor cinematography by George Périnal and Osmond Borradaile.
98 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2015
Director/Writer
Zoltán Korda was 43 when he directed The Drum.
Other Zoltán Korda films in the Collection:
#372: Sanders Of The River (1935)
#583: The Four Feathers (1939)
Eclipse Series 30: Jungle Book (1942)
The Film
Other Zoltán Korda films in the Collection:
#372: Sanders Of The River (1935)
#583: The Four Feathers (1939)
Eclipse Series 30: Jungle Book (1942)
The Film
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