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Esrom as the titular 'elephant boy' (screen cap from the opening credits)
Adaptation of
Toomai of the Elephants
1893
single work
short story
Issue Details:
First known date:
1973...
1973
Elephant Boy
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Film Details - Amalgamated Global Television , 1973
Producers:
James Gatward (producer). Ian Stuart Black (associate producer).
Production Companies:
The program was an Australian, German, and Scottish co-production, distributed worldwide by Amalgamated Global Television.
Director of Photography:
Tony Imi
Editors:
Tim Wellburn
Music:
Charles Marawood
Cast:
Including Uwe Friedrichsen (Karl Bergen), Esrom (Toomai), Isobel Black (Kay Stevens), Margot Leonard (Mrs Weiner), Janet Kingsbury (Sue Fraser), Peter Ragell (Ranjit), Kevin Miles (Prince Paddam), and Ric Hutton (Colonel Shannon).
Release Dates:
1973
Location:
- Filmed on location in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon).
Post Production:
Post-production took place at Artransa Park Studios in Frenchs Forest, Sydney.
Notes:
IMDB gives Esrom's full name as 'Esrom Jayasinghe', but he is only listed as 'Esrom' in the program's credits.
