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{{Short description|1952 film by William A. Berke}} | {{Short description|1952 film by William A. Berke}} | ||
{{About|the 1952 film||Kaadu (disambiguation){{!}}Kaadu}} | {{About|the 1952 film||Kaadu (disambiguation){{!}}Kaadu}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Kaadu (The Jungle) | | name = Kaadu (The Jungle) | ||
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| studio = [[Modern Theatres|The Modern Theatres Ltd]] | | studio = [[Modern Theatres|The Modern Theatres Ltd]] | ||
| distributor = [[Lippert Pictures]] | | distributor = [[Lippert Pictures]] | ||
| released = {{Film date|1952|08|01}} | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1952|08|01}} | ||
| runtime = 73 min | | runtime = 73 min | ||
| country = India<br />United States | | country = India<br />United States | ||
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'''''Kaadu''''' or '''''The Jungle''''' is a 1952 Indian-American [[science fiction film]] directed by [[William Berke]]. Mr. [[T. R. Sundaram]] (The Modern Theatres Ltd) & William Berke Production. It stars [[Rod Cameron (actor)|Rod Cameron]], [[Cesar Romero]], [[Marie Windsor]] and [[M.N. Nambiar]] in lead roles. The film was the first science fiction film in India. ''Kaadu'' was released on 1 August 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sciencefictionlab.lcc.gatech.edu/subTopicIndia.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712094252/http://sciencefictionlab.lcc.gatech.edu/subTopicIndia.html |archive-date=12 July 2007 | '''''Kaadu''''' or '''''The Jungle''''' is a 1952 Indian-American [[science fiction film]] directed by [[William Berke]]. Mr. [[T. R. Sundaram]] (The Modern Theatres Ltd) & William Berke Production. It stars [[Rod Cameron (actor)|Rod Cameron]], [[Cesar Romero]], [[Marie Windsor]] and [[M.N. Nambiar]] in lead roles. The film was the first science fiction film in India. ''Kaadu'' was released on 1 August 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sciencefictionlab.lcc.gatech.edu/subTopicIndia.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712094252/http://sciencefictionlab.lcc.gatech.edu/subTopicIndia.html |archive-date=12 July 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computercrowsnest.com/sfnews2/03_sept/news0903_3.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210075746/http://www.computercrowsnest.com/sfnews2/03_sept/news0903_3.shtml |archive-date=10 February 2007 }}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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*Ramakrishna as Babu | *Ramakrishna as Babu | ||
*Chitra Devi as Dancer | *Chitra Devi as Dancer | ||
==Critical reception== | |||
Writing in [[Allmovie]], author and critic [[Hal Erickson (author)|Hal Erickson]] described the film as "lots of lovely scenery and fascinating glimpses of Indian wildlife, but not much in the way of plot".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erickson |first1=Hall |title=The Jungle (1952) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-jungle-v26752 |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2022-03-08}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:1952 films]] | [[Category:1952 films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian science fiction films]] | [[Category:Indian science fiction films]] | ||
[[Category:Lippert Pictures films]] | [[Category:Lippert Pictures films]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian-American films]] | [[Category:Indian-American films]] | ||
[[Category:American science fiction films]] | [[Category:American science fiction films]] | ||
[[Category:American multilingual films]] | [[Category:American multilingual films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]] | [[Category:Indian multilingual films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:59, 22 June 2022
| Kaadu (The Jungle) | |
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 American poster | |
| Directed by | William Berke Ellis Dungan |
| Produced by | T. R. Sundaram ( The Modern Theatres Ltd) William Berke Ellis Dungan Robert L. Lippert |
| Starring | Rod Cameron Cesar Romero Marie Windsor M. N. Nambiar |
| Music by | G. Ramanathan |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | L. Balu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 min |
| Country | India United States |
| Language | Tamil English |
Kaadu or The Jungle is a 1952 Indian-American science fiction film directed by William Berke. Mr. T. R. Sundaram (The Modern Theatres Ltd) & William Berke Production. It stars Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero, Marie Windsor and M.N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film was the first science fiction film in India. Kaadu was released on 1 August 1952.[1][2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
A great white hunter and an Indian princess trek into the Indian jungle to investigate a number of wild animal stampedes which have resulted in the deaths of many people. On their journey, they discover a herd of prehistoric woolly mammoths are responsible for the terror.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Rod Cameron as Steve Bentley
- Cesar Romero as Rama Singh
- Marie Windsor as Princess Mari
- Sulochana as Aunt Sumira
- M. N. Nambiar as Mahaji
- David Abraham as Prime Minister
- Ramakrishna as Babu
- Chitra Devi as Dancer
Critical reception[edit | edit source]
Writing in Allmovie, author and critic Hal Erickson described the film as "lots of lovely scenery and fascinating glimpses of Indian wildlife, but not much in the way of plot".[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Erickson, Hall. "The Jungle (1952)". AllMovie. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
- The Jungle on IMDb
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