Kim (1950 film)
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1950 Theatrical Poster
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| Directed by | Victor Saville |
| Produced by | Leon Gordon |
| Written by | Helen Deutsch Leon Gordon Richard Schayer |
| Based on |
Kim 1901 novel by Rudyard Kipling |
| Starring |
Errol Flynn Paul Lukas |
| Music by | André Previn |
| Cinematography | William V. Skall |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time
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113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,049,000 |
| Box office | $5,348,000 |
Kim is a 1950 adventure film made in Technicolor by MGM. It was directed by Victor Saville and produced by Leon Gordon from a screenplay by Helen Deutsch, Leon Gordon and Richard Schayer, based on the classic novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling.
The film starred Errol Flynn, , and Paul Lukas. The music score was by André Previn. The film was shot on location in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, India, as well as the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, due to its resemblance to the Khyber Pass. Of particular interest is the location filming at La Martiniere College in Lucknow.
Kim (), an orphan boy in 1885 India during the British Raj, works at times for his friend Mahbub Ali (Errol Flynn), a roguish horse trader who is also a secret agent for the British. Mahbub Ali becomes aware of a Russian-backed plot to instigate a rebellion.
Meanwhile, Kim encounters an elderly Buddhist lama (Paul Lukas) from Tibet, who is on a quest to find the "River of the Arrow", whose waters will cleanse him spiritually. Mahbub Ali has the young boy become the kindly priest's "chela" or disciple so that he can deliver a message to Colonel Creighton (Robert Douglas), Mahbub Ali's superior. On the journey along the Grand Trunk Road, the two travelers grow to love each other. Kim learns to beg passersby for coins.
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