(1927) Chang - A Drama In The Wilderness

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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness is a documentary film about a poor farmer in Siam (Thailand) and his daily struggle for survival in the jungle. The two directors of Chang, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, had previously worked together on Grass (1925) and later collaborated on the blockbuster film King Kong (1933). Assisting these two directors in the production was the grandfather of Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol: Prince Yugala Dighambara, grandfather of modern-day filmmaker Chatrichalerm Yukol.

In the directors' own words, Chang is a "melodrama with man, the jungle, and wild animals as its cast." Kru, the farmer depicted in the film, battles leopards, tigers, and even a herd of elephants, all of which pose a constant threat to his livelihood. As filmmakers, Cooper and Schoedsack attempted to capture real life with their cameras, though they often re-staged events that had not been captured adequately on film. The danger was real to all the people and animals involved. Tigers, leopards, and bears are slaughtered on camera, while the film's climax shows Kru's house being demolished by an elephant stampede which levels an entire village. Only the closest scrutiny reveals the artificial means by which the producers achieved this climax: they built a miniature village, then unleashed a herd of baby elephants!

Chang was nominated for the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production at the first Academy Awards in 1929, the only year when that award was presented. Chang was released by Famous Players-Lasky, a division of Paramount Pictures.

Type: Documentary
Country: Thailand
Language: none (silent), musical soundtrack
Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Prince Yugala Dighambara
Cast: Kru, Chantui, Nah, "Natives of the Wild", "Wild Beasts", "The Jungle", ...
Subtitles: English (intertitles hardcoded)


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hello everybody, i'm glad o be able to contribute again.

i'm very thankful to have been able to get my hands on this, so here.
sorry for the file size. this is my second dvd rip ever, so be gentle.
in some near future when i'm better i'll reup this ...

just had to get this out!

Credit goes to "konken" & "sashura"!!!

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