''Man-Eater of Kumaon'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by

Byron Haskin Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director, special effects creator and cinematographer. He is best known for directing '' The War of the Worlds'' (1953), one of many films where he ...

and starring Sabu,

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and

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. The film was made after the success of the

Jim Corbett Edward James Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was a British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent. He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian ...

book '' Man-Eaters of Kumaon'', published in 1944. The film was not based on any of the stories of the Corbett's bestselling book, but used a fictional plot. The film was a

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, although some interesting footage of the tiger was filmed. Corbett is known to have said that "the best actor was the tiger".Martin Booth, ''Carpet Sahib; A Life of Jim Corbett'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991), 230.

Plot

Dr. John Collins visits India, where he learns from native couple Narain and Lali during a tiger hunt.

Cast

References

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* 1948 films 1948 adventure films Films directed by Byron Haskin Films about tigers Films set in Uttarakhand Films scored by Hans J. Salter American adventure films American black-and-white films Films set in India Kumaon division Films based on non-fiction books Tigers in India 1940s American films {{adventure-film-stub