Kim (1950) [NR]

Featuring:
Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas

Written by:
Rudyard Kipling
Leon Gordon
Helen Deutsch

Directed by:
Victor Saville


Release Date:
December 7, 1950

Original Title:
Kim

Alternate Titles:
Kim

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Family

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  GB: U  US: NR 

Runtime: 113

Famed Spectacular Adventure Story Filmed Against Authentic Backgrounds in Mystic India The Greatest Spy Thriller of Them All!

During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service.

Kim, a young boy living on his own on the streets of India, is actually the son of a British officer. He meets a lama, a holy man, and devotes himself to his tending. But when British administrators discover his birthright, he is placed in a British school. His nature, however, is opposed to the regimentation expected for the son of a British soldier, and he rebels. His familiarity with Indian life and his ability to pass as an Indian child allows him to function as a spy for the British as they attempt to thwart revolution and invasion of India. Rejoining his holy man, Kim (with the help of daring adventurer Mahbub Ali) takes on a dangerous mission.

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Rankings and Honors

Kim (1950) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes 71%
Awards Won: 1 win total

Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Hans Peters

Assistant Set Decoration:
Hugh Hunt
Arthur Krams

Costume Design:
Fred Valles

Director:
Victor Saville

Director of Photography:
William V. Skall

Editor:
George Boemler

Hair Designer:
Sydney Guilaroff

Makeup Artist:
John Truwe

Novel:
Rudyard Kipling

Original Music Composer:
André Previn
Bronislau Kaper

Producer:
Leon Gordon

Recording Supervision:
Douglas Shearer

Screenplay:
Leon Gordon
Helen Deutsch
Richard Schayer

Set Decoration:
Edwin B. Willis

Special Effects:
A. Arnold Gillespie
Warren Newcombe

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