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"Questa storia narra le vicende di Toomai, bambino che lavora con gli elefanti nella giungla, e che grazie alla sua profonda amicizia verso uno di questi pachidermi riesce ad assistere ad uno spettacolo speciale: la danza degli elefanti, in piena foresta; una situazione che nessun uomo è mai riuscito a vedere. Per tal motivo Toomai diverrà famoso e celebre, e gli verrà dato il suo nobile soprannome che fa da titolo a questo racconto."
"Le petit Toomai, âgé de douze ans, n'a qu'un rêve : devenir chasseur émérite tout comme son père. Lors de la chasse aux éléphants sauvages, son père meurt tragiquement sous les griffes d'un tigre. Le chef de l'expédition ordonne alors à Toomai de quitter le groupe et de se séparer de son fidèle éléphant Kala Nag."
"A tale of cross-continental thrills, Elephant Boy is set in the magnificent forests of India. A young boy longs to become a heroic hunter in this grandiose drama."@en
"A boy elephant keeper in India helps government conservationists."@en
"A story about the devotion and understanding between an Indian boy and his elephant."
"A story about the devotion and understanding between an Indian boy and his elephant."@en
""Based on the ... childhood tale of a boy who longs to become the greatest elephant tracker in India, 'Elephant boy' is filled with daring escapades, exotic animals, and ... shots of the jungle"--Container label."
""En Inde britannique, le jeune Toomai apprend le métier de cornac auprès de son père qui participe régulièrement à de grandes chasses organisées par les "sahibs" blancs. Lors de l'une d'elle (...) le père de Toomai est tué par un tigre. L'éléphant dont il s'occupait, Kala Nag, est confié à un autre cornac. L'enfant qui rêvait de succéder à son père, s'enfuit dans la forêt avec Kala Nag et bientôt, assiste à la "danse des éléphants"--"--Site web Wikipédia."
"Little Toomai dreams of becoming the best mahout and hunter of elephants of all time. He talks his way into an elephant hunting party but his father is killed by a tiger. Toomai's elephant dislikes the new handler he is assigned and injures him. Toomai fearing they will destroy him as a rogue leaves camp with the elephant and is led to where he witnesses the elephants dance and earns the respect of men and elephants."
"Dramatizes Rudyard Kipling's story "Toomai of the Elephants.""@en
"As Kipling's Toomai of the elephants, 13-year-old Sabu leads a British hunting expedition through the jungle with his pachyderm pal, instantly becoming a legend."
"As Kipling's Toomai of the elephants, 13-year-old Sabu leads a British hunting expedition through the jungle with his pachyderm pal, instantly becoming a legend."@en
"Toomai is a young boy growing up in India who longs to be like his father. He accompanies him on an expedition with their elephant, Kala Nag. Tragedy strikes when Toomai's father is killed by a tiger. The rest of the hunters send Toomai home, but he has not gone far before he hears Kala Nag trumpeting and runs back. Distressed at the loss of his owners, he has stampeded and thrown the new driver, who demands he must be killed. Toomai cannot bear to lose another member of his family, so the two run away deep into the jungle, where they come across a rare and wonderful sight."
"A small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes."@en
"Based on Rudyard Kipling's classic story "Toomai of the Elephants". A young boy dreams of becoming a great elephanthunter but tragedy strikes."@en
"In India, a boy elephant keeper helps government conservationists -- Halliwell's Film guide."@en
"Les Indes, fin du XIXème siècle. Le petit Toomai est un brillant cornac, qui connait parfaitement la jungle et les éléphants qui la peuplent. Maltraité par un indigène jaloux, Kala Nag, son éléphant préféré, devient violent et blesse accidentellement son agresseur. Un officier britannique, Petersen, est obligé d'intervenir pour sauver l'éléphant, tandis que Toomai, inquiet, fuit dans la brousse avec l'animal. Ils est alors poursuivi par les anglais... Plus tard, Toomai parviendra à devenir chasseur, et sera le premier homme à assister à la "danse des éléphants". [www.premiere.fr] Avec Sabu, W. E. Holloway, Walter Hudd, Allan Jeayes, Bruce Gordon, D.J. Williams, Hyde White."
"The popular tale of an elephant hunter and his son. The film marked the screen debut of Sabu and reveals the difficulties involved in combining documentary and commercial film styles. (Does not circulate)."