Bibliograph

Gunga Din, RKO Radio Pictures presents ; screenplay by Joel Sayre & Fred Guiol ; story by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur ; produced and directed by George Stevens

Type

Label

Gunga Din, RKO Radio Pictures presents ; screenplay by Joel Sayre & Fred Guiol ; story by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur ; produced and directed by George Stevens

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Gunga Din

Oclc number

57187845

Responsibility statement

RKO Radio Pictures presents ; screenplay by Joel Sayre & Fred Guiol ; story by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur ; produced and directed by George Stevens

Runtime

117

Summary

"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din." In that same vein, fans of classic action-adventures won't find any better film than this exhilarating tale, directed by George Stevens. Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. star as cheeky soldiers of Queen and Empire who never run short of battlefield gallantry and chin-up heroics as they combat a murderous sect in colonial India. Stevens skillfully orchestrates teeming battle sequences and boisterous humor. And Sam Jaffe memorably plays the title role of the lowly water-bearer who yearns to be a solder and seizes the chance to prove his mettle. The years go by, but the fact remains: Gunga Din is "the Hollywood action-adventure yarn" (Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide). - ContainerThree English soldier comrades battle the punjabs in India while accompanied by their lowly water-bearer Gunga Din, who longs to be a fighter himself

Table Of Contents

Gone dead -- Sergeants three -- Arrival at Tantrapur -- Playful subjects -- Your graves are dug -- Dynamite fight -- Sign of the Thuggees -- Very regimental -- Daddy's girl -- Punching up the punch -- Down Higginbotham's hatch -- Reassigned -- Make way for the expedition -- Jailbreak tool -- Playing bridge -- Cult of Kali -- Cutter's gambit -- Signing on -- Temple trap -- Snake pit -- Superior strategy -- Golden targets -- Guru's madness -- For faith and country -- March toward ambush -- Warning bugle -- Turnabout victory -- Honored dead -- A better manSpecial features: Standard version -- Making-of documentary on location with Gunga Din -- Commentary by historian Rudy Behlmer -- Vintage Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon "The film fan" -- Original and reissue theatrical trailers -- Language: English mono -- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Target audience

general

Technique

live action