what is the contribution achieved by the film “gunga din”?
Gunga Din It seems that every year a film treasure finally makes it to DVD. Clearly, this year’s treasure is George Steven’s adventure classic “Gunga Din,” loosely based on the traditional poems of Kipling (“Gunga Din” and “Sargeants Three”). Easily one of the best films of the great year 1939, “Gunga Din” sported an unbelievable cast, a timeless screenplay, and one of Alfred Newman’s best film scores. Do not look for political correctness here, this is an unabashed tribute to the British “Raj” in India (except for an interesting line supporting Indian independence) making this something of a guilty pleasure, but take it for what it is and have fun. Indeed, along with a very poignant ending (thanks to the great Sam Jaffe), the emphasis of this film was fun and adventure and it scores very high marks across the board. The acting is solid, and the production values are first rate. And Alfed Newman’s score is one of his best. The black and white tranfer to DVD is acceptable, though for su
