Kim
1950 · Movie · NR · 113 min · ★ 6.5 · 73% critics
In colonial India, a street-smart orphan lives by his wits while traveling with a wandering holy man on a spiritual quest. Pulled between that bond and the demands of the British authorities, he’s drawn into a dangerous world of messages, disguises, and rival powers vying for influence.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-12-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (30 votes)
About
If you enjoy old-school, family-friendly adventure stories with espionage intrigue and vivid travelogue flavor, this may hit the spot; Not for you if dated colonial viewpoints or slow, episodic storytelling are dealbreakers, like in The Secret Garden.
Pros: colorful locations; lively adventure tone; strong youthful lead | Cons: dated attitudes; uneven pacing; questionable casting choices
Themes
- based on novel or book
- spy
- british empire
- beggar
- orphan
- india
- holy man
- cobra
- street kid
- 19th century
- british raj
- uttar pradesh
Cast & crew
Errol Flynn
as Mahbub Ali, the Red Beard
Dean Stockwell
as Kim
Paul Lukas
as Lama
Robert Douglas
as Colonel Creighton
Thomas Gomez
as Emissary
Cecil Kellaway
as Hurree Chunder
Arnold Moss
as Lurgan Sahib
Reginald Owen
as Father Victor
Laurette Luez
as Laluli
Richard Hale
as Hassan Bey
Directed by Victor Saville