The Flute and the Arrow

  • Sweden En djungelsaga
Sweden, 1957, 85 min

Directed by:

Arne Sucksdorff

Screenplay:

Arne Sucksdorff

Cinematography:

Arne Sucksdorff

Composer:

Ravi Shankar

Cast:

Gunnar Sjöberg (narrator), Martin Held (narrator), Arne Sucksdorff

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"Masterpiece" was a word frequently used when this movie opened. Chendu is a little boy in an aboriginal jungle village in the heart of India. One day he spots a leopard, but is stopped from using his bow; it might be a bad omen or it might be the same beast that killed his father. So the leopard is still out there, ready to strike again... (Svensk Filmindustri)

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