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The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 16 – Sabu!
This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this episode, David and Trevor are joined by Ryan Gallagher to discuss Eclipse Series 30: Sabu!
About the films:
In the thirties and forties, the young Indian actor known as Sabu (born Selar Shaik) captured the hearts of moviegoers in Britain and the United States as a completely new kind of big-screen icon. Sabu was a maharaja’s elephant driver when he was cast in Elephant Boy, a Rudyard Kipling adaptation directed by documentary trailblazer Robert Flaherty and Zoltán Korda that would prove to be enormously popular. Sabu went on to headline a series of fantasies and adventures for the British film titans the Korda brothers, transcending the exoticism projected onto him by commanding the screen with effortless grace and humor. This series collects three of those lavish productions (which also included the classic The Thief of Bagdad): Elephant Boy, the colonialist adventure The Drum, and the timeless Jungle Book.
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS or in iTunes.
Timeline for the podcast:
Introduction/Background (00:00:01 – 00:12:47)
Elephant Boy (00:12:48 – 00:33:19)
The Drum (00:33:20 – 00:57:28)
Interlude: The Thief of Bagdad (00:57:29 -01:01:40)
Jungle Book (01:01:41 – 01:22:00)
Conclusion (01:22:01 – 01:39:15)
Buy The Box Set On Amazon:
Episode Links:
Background and Overview:
Box Set Reviews:
Elephant Boy:
The Drum:
The Thief of Bagdad:
Jungle Book:
Next time on the podcast: Eclipse Series 25: Basil Dearden’s London Underground
Contact us:
Email: theeclipseviewer (at) gmail.com
David Blakeslee ( Twitter / Website )
Trevor Berrett ( Twitter / Website )
Ryan Gallagher ( Twitter / Website )
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2020 ratings
This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this episode, David and Trevor are joined by Ryan Gallagher to discuss Eclipse Series 30: Sabu!
About the films:
In the thirties and forties, the young Indian actor known as Sabu (born Selar Shaik) captured the hearts of moviegoers in Britain and the United States as a completely new kind of big-screen icon. Sabu was a maharaja’s elephant driver when he was cast in Elephant Boy, a Rudyard Kipling adaptation directed by documentary trailblazer Robert Flaherty and Zoltán Korda that would prove to be enormously popular. Sabu went on to headline a series of fantasies and adventures for the British film titans the Korda brothers, transcending the exoticism projected onto him by commanding the screen with effortless grace and humor. This series collects three of those lavish productions (which also included the classic The Thief of Bagdad): Elephant Boy, the colonialist adventure The Drum, and the timeless Jungle Book.
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS or in iTunes.
Timeline for the podcast:
Introduction/Background (00:00:01 – 00:12:47)
Elephant Boy (00:12:48 – 00:33:19)
The Drum (00:33:20 – 00:57:28)
Interlude: The Thief of Bagdad (00:57:29 -01:01:40)
Jungle Book (01:01:41 – 01:22:00)
Conclusion (01:22:01 – 01:39:15)
Buy The Box Set On Amazon:
Episode Links:
Background and Overview:
Box Set Reviews:
Elephant Boy:
The Drum:
The Thief of Bagdad:
Jungle Book:
Next time on the podcast: Eclipse Series 25: Basil Dearden’s London Underground
Contact us:
Email: theeclipseviewer (at) gmail.com
David Blakeslee ( Twitter / Website )
Trevor Berrett ( Twitter / Website )
Ryan Gallagher ( Twitter / Website )