Elephant Boy

1979 0h 41m EN

Family

Synopsis

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From the beautiful jungles of Sri Lanka, this is the exciting story of a boy and his pet elephant and the lesson that it's easier to hide an elephant than it is to hide your sins from God.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Poorna Gunasekara
Srinath Wickramasinghe
Gmanam Chelliah
Krishmi Sahayam
Walter Parierer
Cycil Wickramanaya
Lilamani Wickremasinghe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ken Anderson
Writers: Ken Anderson

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RUNTIME

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Tight 41-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Poorna Gunasekara and Srinath Wickramasinghe and Gmanam Chelliah carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Ken Anderson directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 41-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Poorna Gunasekara and Srinath Wickramasinghe and Gmanam Chelliah carry the top of the cast.