Little Jungle Boy
| Little Jungle Boy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mende Brown |
| Written by | Mende Brown |
| Produced by | Mende Brown |
| Starring | Rahman Rahmin |
| Cinematography | Brendan Brown |
| Edited by | Jackie Poynter |
| Music by | Laurie Lewis |
Production companies | Mass-Brown Pictures Artransa Park Films |
| Distributed by | Seven Network |
Release date | 28 August 1970 |
Running time | 90 minutes (includes overnight Seven News Updates/long ad breaks) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Little Jungle Boy is a 1970 Australian television film
Plot[]
Doctors at a research centre in South East Asia discover a boy who appears to have grown up wild in the jungle. The boy faces hostility from people who want to kidnap him and a treacherous witchdoctor. Eventually the boy returns to the jungle.
Cast[]
- Rahman Rahmin as Momman
- Mike Dorsey as Doctor Mike Martin
- Niki Huen as Doctor Niki Sung
- Michael Pate as the Sultan
- Noel Ferrier as Father John
- Willie Fennell as Dr Barney O'Hara
- Les Berryman
Production[]
The film was financed by an American company seeking product for the US TV market and Artransa Film Studios. Shooting took place short after their first Australian film. Strange Holiday (1970), partly on location in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as Artransa Studios in Sydney.[1]
Reception[]
The movie returned a comfortable profit to its investors.[1]
References[]
External links[]
- Little Jungle Boy at IMDb
- Little Jungle Boy at Oz Movies
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- English-language films
- 1970 television films
- 1970 films
- Australian films
- Fictional feral children
- 1970s Australian film stubs