Kim

Starring: Flynn, Errol and Stockwell, Dean

The boy Kim knows how to scrounge up a hot meal in India's bustling cities, how to scamper catlike across rooftops, and disguise himself as a local and conceal his Anglo heritage. To Kim, these are just ways to be free. To colonial British intelligence, they're skills it knows will be useful when it makes Kim a spy. Like Gunga Din, Captains Courageous and The Man Who Would Be King, Kim belongs to the treasury of films based on Rudyard Kipling's works. Dean Stockwell, then just five years into a career stretching from the 1940s into the 21st century, plays the title role. And Errol Flynn is Red Beard, Kim's protector and a key operative in espionage activities that spies call "the Great Game." It's all great Kiplingesque adventure.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 883316486276
• Release Date: June 2012
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: Allied Vaughn
• Director: Saville, Victor
• Starring: Flynn, Errol, Stockwell, Dean
• Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

The adventure begins

A great tale of loyalty and spies. With renewed interest in the region where this film takes place, it is interesting to see that not much has changed. Being a Rudyard Kipling story, it plays better than a made-for-entertainment film of the time. I was surprised to find that Kim is Dean Stockwell before the bushy hair. Paul Lukas is exceptional as always. It takes a little time to realize that Errol Flynn is "Mahbub Ali" and not “MahbubAli". I actually ran across someone with the name. I was also intrigued by the hypnotic scene. Kim, an English kid in 1880, helps a holy man go on a pilgrimage and does a little spying on the side for an Afghan horse trader.