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Sabu
Actor 1924 - 1963

Sabu

Karapur, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India

Sabu Dastagir (possibly born Selar Sabu; 27 January 1924 – 2 December 1963) was an Indian actor who later gained United States citizenship. Throughout his career he was credited under the name Sabu and is primarily known for his work in films during the 1930s–1940s in Britain... Read full bio →

Filmography

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8 titles
Man-Eater of Kumaon

Man-Eater of Kumaon

Byron Haskin 1948 1h 19m 6.0

A doctor hunts a vicious, man-eating tiger that terrorizes a native jungle village. In time the doctor experiences a personal change when he accepts their native customs and beliefs.

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 1947 1h 40m 8.0

based on the novel of the same name by Rumer Godden. It is a psychological drama about the emotional tensions within a convent of nuns in an isolated Himalayan valley

Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

Robert Siodmak 1944 1h 11m 6.5

A man tracks his kidnapped bride to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess.

Jungle Book

Jungle Book

Zoltan Korda 1942 1h 46m 7.0

A child is adopted by wolves in the jungle and grows to be the wild youth Mowgli. Years later, Mowgli is captured by the villagers and recognised as the lost child. Taken in by his mother Messua, Mowgli learns to speak and tries to imitate the ways of men.

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

John Rawlins 1942 1h 26m 7.0

Jon Hall, Maria Montez and Sabu star in this lush, epic story of two half brothers who battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of a sensual, gorgeous dancing girl, Scheherazade

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

Michael Powell, Tim Whelan 1940 1h 47m 8.5

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.

The Drum

The Drum

Zoltan Korda 1938 1h 44m 6.0

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.

Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy

Robert Flaherty, Zoltan Korda 1937 1h 22m

This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Toomai, of the Elephants", in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes.

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