Man-Eater of Kumaon

Man-Eater of Kumaon

Directed by	Byron Haskin
Screenplay by	Jeanne Bartlett Lewis Meltzer (screenplay by) Richard G. Hubler Alden Nash (adaptation by)
Based on	the book Man-Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett
Produced by	Monty Shaff Frank P. Rosenberg (in association with)
Starring	Sabu Wendell Corey Joanne Page Morris Carnovsky
Cinematography	William C. Mellor, A.S.C.
Edited by	George Arthur
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Production company	Shaff Productions
Distributed by	A Universal – International release
Release date	July 1, 1948 (1948-07-01)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Man-Eater of Kumaon is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Sabu, Wendell Corey and Joanne Page.^[1] The film was made after the success of the Jim Corbett book Man-Eaters of Kumaon, published by Oxford University Press in 1944.

The film was not based on any of the stories of the Corbett's bestselling book, but used a fictional plot. The credits also state that "the character of The Hunter is a fictional one, and is not meant in any way to portray the author on whose book this motion picture is based." The film was a box office flop, although some interesting footage of the tiger was filmed. Corbett is known to have said that "the best actor was the tiger".^[2]

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Prologue

"The Kumaon jungle of Northern India is known as "tiger country." Here the tiger is rivalled only by famine as a potential threat to human existence."
"Yet, human beings are not the natural prey of tigers. It is only when tigers are injured or infirm that, to satisfy their hunger, they are compelled to become man-eaters." ...Jim Corbett

Narration

"Those of us who have spent most of our lives in India, have watched men from all over the world come here to hunt the tiger. They come for many reasons. Some searching for tiger, others searching something within themselves. One such hunter was this American. He came here with his unhappiness, hoping that in the jungle, he would find a solution"

Plot

Dr. John Collins is visiting India. While he hunts a much feared man-eating tiger, he learns from native customs and understands the approach to life of native couple Narain and Lali.