10 Things I Learned: Sabu!
By December 20, 2011
Zoltán Korda’s charged adaptation of a novel by The Four Feathers author A. E. W. Mason features Sabu in his second film role, as the teenage Prince Azim, forced into hiding when his father, the ruler of a peaceful kingdom in northwest India, is assassinated by his own ruthless brother. Protected by a friendly British officer (Roger Livesey) and his wife (Valerie Hobson), and befriended by the regiment’s drummer boy, Prince Azim ends up fighting with the colonialists against his dastardly uncle. This rousing adventure includes an exuberant performance by Sabu and spectacular Technicolor cinematography by Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile.
| Prince Azim | Sabu |
| Prince Ghul | Raymond Massey |
| Captain Carruthers | Roger Livesey |
| Mrs. Carruthers | Valerie Hobson |
| Lieutenant Escot | David Tree |
| Bill Holder | Desmond Tester |
| Mohammed Khan | Amid Taftazani |
| Lawrence Baskcomb | Zarullah |
| Director | Zoltán Korda |
| Producer | Alexander Korda |
| Based on the novel by | A. E .W. Mason |
| Screenplay adaptation | Lajos Biro |
| Scenario | Arthur Wimperis, Patrick Kirwin and Hugh Gray |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile |
| Editor | Henry Cornelius |
| Music composed by | John Greenwood |
| Musical director | Muir Matheson |
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