Maya (1966 film)
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| Directed by | John Berry |
| Produced by |
Frank King Maurice King |
| Screenplay by | John Fante |
| Story by | Gilbert Wright |
| Based on |
Maya (1966 novel) by Jalal Din John Fante Lois Roth |
| Starring |
Jay North Sajid Khan Clint Walker |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Cinematography | Günther Senftleben |
| Edited by | Richard V. Heermance |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Maya is a 1966 American drama in Metrocolor and Panavision, the coming of age story of a young man in the jungles of India. It was directed by John Berry and starred Jay North and Sajid Khan.
Fourteen-year-old Terry Bowen (Jay North) travels from the US to India to meet his father Hugh Bowen (Clint Walker) for the very first time. After a dispute with his father, Terry runs away and is befriended by Raji (Sajid Khan). Together, Terry and Raji have many adventures in the jungles of India. The cultural and religious differences between American Christian Terry and Indian Hindu Raji add to the conflicts in the plot, but together the two boys overcome their differences to survive and to deliver Maya (a sacred white elephant) and her calf to a far away temple.
Producer King took the story of Maya to television with a television series that aired on NBC during the 1967–1968 season. Sajid Khan and Jay North reprised their roles and the series lasted 18 episodes.
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