Gunga Din

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Gunga Din is a 1939 adventure film set in British colonial India, loosely based on Rudyard Kipling’s poem, known for its action, camaraderie, and iconic title character.

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instanceOf adventure film
film
basedOn poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Joseph H. August
countryOfOrigin United States
director George Stevens
distributor RKO
linked to: RKO Radio Pictures

RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
linked to: RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy Henry Berman
William Hamilton
era Golden Age of Hollywood
filmingLocation Alabama Hills, California
linked to: Alabama Hills

Lone Pine, California
genre adventure film
war film
hasIconicCharacter Gunga Din
inspiredBy British colonial military adventures
mainCharacter Gunga Din
musicBy Alfred Newman
notableFor depiction of British colonial India
influential action set pieces
themes of camaraderie among soldiers
originalLanguage English
portraysCharacter Gunga Din
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney
Sergeant Archibald Cutter
Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" Ballantine
producer Pandro S. Berman
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures
releaseDate 1939-01-27
releaseYear 1939
runtimeMinutes 117
screenwriter Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Fred Guiol
Joel Sayre
settingLocation British India
settingTimePeriod 19th century
starredActor Cary Grant
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Eduardo Ciannelli
Joan Fontaine
Sam Jaffe
Victor McLaglen
studioSystemFilm true
title Gunga Din

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Cary Grant notableWork Gunga Din
Gunga Din title Gunga Din
Gunga Din mainCharacter Gunga Din
Gunga Din portraysCharacter Gunga Din
Gunga Din hasIconicCharacter Gunga Din
Jules Furthman workedOn Gunga Din (1939 film)
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Rudyard Kipling notableWork Gunga Din
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. notableWork Gunga Din (1939 film)
subject linked to: Fairbanks family
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Alabama Hills featuredIn Gunga Din
Gunga Din mainCharacter Gunga Din
Gunga Din plotElement Gunga Din brings water to British soldiers under fire
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Gunga Din adaptedAs film "Gunga Din" (1939)
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Victor McLaglen notableWork Gunga Din
Ben Hecht notableWork Gunga Din
Sergeant Archibald Cutter createdFor the 1939 film Gunga Din
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William Hamilton workedOn "Gunga Din"
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Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney fictionalUniverse Gunga Din film universe
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Eduardo Ciannelli notableWork Gunga Din
Joan Fontaine notableWork Gunga Din
Charles MacArthur notableWork Gunga Din (1939 film)
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Charles MacArthur coWrote Gunga Din (screenplay)
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George Stevens directed Gunga Din
Montagu Love appearedIn Gunga Din (1939 film)
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Sam Jaffe notableWork Gunga Din
Sam Jaffe characterRole Gunga Din in "Gunga Din"
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Joel Sayre notableWork Gunga Din
Joel Sayre coWrote Gunga Din
If— relatedWorkByAuthor Gunga Din
The Libertines notableSong Gunga Din