The best Sabu’s movies

Sabu

Sabu

27/01/1924- 02/12/1963
Today we present the best Sabu’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Sabu’s movies.
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Jungle Book

Jungle Book
6.7/10
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book is given the full treatment in this lavish retelling filled with huge sets, exotic animals, a large cast and the incomparable Sabu, starring as Mowgli, the young orphan boy raised by wolves. Curious to reconnect with his human village, Mowgli returns only to find disappointment in the greed and treachery of man. Over time, Mowgli and the village members do grow to trust one another, but not before the village finds itself under siege. It's up to Mowgli and his jungle friends to save the day.

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights
6.1/10
Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad
7.4/10
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus
7.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/05/1947
  • Character: The Young General
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.

Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman
5.7/10
A man (Jon Hall) tracks his kidnapped bride (Maria Montez) to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess.

A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 12/04/1964
  • Character: Ram Singh
A tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the surrounding woods. This throws the town into a panic and everyone wants the animal killed immediately, except for the daughter of the sheriff. She wants to capture the tiger and put it in a zoo, thereby saving the tiger's life. Her determination starts a nationwide campaign among children to raise the money to buy the tiger from the circus, but first, she, her father and an Indian tiger trainer must find the tiger before the National Guard do, who have orders to kill it on sight.

Rampage

Rampage
5.5/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 09/10/1963
  • Character: Talib
In colonial Malaysia, British big game-hunter Otto Abbot and American trapper Harry Stanton clash over the ethics of catching versus killing animals and over Abbot's mistress, Anna.

White Savage

White Savage
5.8/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 23/04/1943
  • Character: Orano
A native boy (Sabu) plays Cupid for a shark fisherman (Jon Hall) and a South Sea Islands princess (Maria Montez).

Tangier

Tangier
6.2/10
Maria Montez plays a Spanish dancer named Rita, who is determined to bring Nazi collaborator Colonel Jose Artiego (Preston Foster) to justice. Artiego is at presently working incognito, as military governor of the North African city of Tangier. Maria finds an unexpected ally in the form of Artiego's discarded mistress Dolores (Louise Allbritton). Dominating the film's hotel-lobby set is an old-fashioned "open" elevator, which will obviously figure prominently in the climax. A camp classic, Tangier is distinguished by supporting actor Sabu's offkey renditions of such American standards as "Polly Wolly Doodle" and "She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain"!

Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy
6.4/10
Robert Flaherty and Zoltán Korda shared best director honors at the Venice Film Festival for collaborating on this charming translation of Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book” story “Toomai of the Elephants.” A harmonious mix of the two filmmakers’ styles, Flaherty's adeptness at ethnographic documentary meeting Korda's taste for grand adventure, ELEPHANT BOY also served as the breakthrough showcase for the thirteen-year-old Sabu, whose beaming performance as a young mahout leading the British on an expedition made him a major international star.

Song of India

Song of India
6/10
Jungle adventure drama about a young man and his wild animal friends attempting to thwart a government-approved hunting expedition.

The Drum

The Drum
6.3/10
  • Genre: AdventureWar
  • Release: 29/09/1938
  • Character: Prince Azim
Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.

The End of the River

The End of the River
6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/12/1947
  • Character: Manoel
A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder.

Jaguar

Jaguar
5.5/10
Oil explorers suspect a South American jungle boy (Sabu) of murder.

Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II

Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II

Die Herrin der Welt - Teil I

Die Herrin der Welt - Teil I
5/10
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnetic pulse that knocks out all electricity over a continent-wide area. The military applications are already being thought of when Dr. Johansson is kidnapped by a group of profit-seeking mercenaries. Meanwhile, his daughter, Karin, finds herself having to consort with all manner of shady characters as she searches for her father.

Hello Elephant

Hello Elephant
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 23/02/1953
  • Character: Sultan of Nagore
Vittorio De Sica is a teacher struggling to take care of his family and always dreaming that Parliament will increase the salaries for teachers and life will become easier for his wife, Maria Mereander, and kids. An Indian prince (Sabu) visits Italy, is assisted by the teacher and gives De Sica a baby elephant as a reward. This upsets the landlord, Nando Bruno, the other tenants, and the neighborhood. He takes the elephant away but, like Lassie, it comes home.

The Treasure of Bengal

The Treasure of Bengal
4.9/10
A fun fantasy classic for the entire family! In this exotic adventure, young hero Ainur played by Sabu is living in a remote Hindu village. There he must protect the town treasure, the world's largest ruby, from being stolen.

Jungle Hell

Jungle Hell
3.8/10
  • Genre: ActionAdventure
  • Release: 17/10/1956
  • Character: Sabu the Jungle Boy
Jungle natives are treated by a physician who goes against the wishes of a witch doctor to provide burn healing methods caused by radioactive rocks discovered when the elephants were felling trees.

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