Maya (1966 film)
| Maya | |
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| Directed by | John Berry |
| Produced by |
Frank King Maurice King |
| Screenplay by | John Fante |
| Story by | Gilbert Wright |
| Based on |
Maya (1966 novel) by Jalal Din John Fante Lois Roth |
| Starring |
Jay North Sajid Khan Clint Walker |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Cinematography | Günther Senftleben |
| Edited by | Richard V. Heermance |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Maya is a 1966 American drama in Metrocolor and Panavision, the coming of age story of a young man in the jungles of India. It was directed by John Berry and starred Jay North and Sajid Khan.
Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old Terry Bowen (Jay North) travels from the US to India to meet his father Hugh Bowen (Clint Walker) for the very first time. After a dispute with his father, Terry runs away and is befriended by Raji (Sajid Khan). Together, Terry and Raji have many adventures in the jungles of India. The cultural and religious differences between American Christian Terry and Indian Hindu Raji add to the conflicts in the plot, but together the two boys overcome their differences to survive and to deliver Maya (a sacred white elephant) and her calf to a far away temple.
Cast
- Clint Walker as Hugh Bowen, an American living in India
- Jay North as Terry Bowen, Hugh's son
- Sajid Khan as Raji, an Indian boy who befriends Terry
- I. S. Johar as One-Eye
- P. Jairaj as Gammu Ghat
- Nana Palsikar as Raji's Father
- Uma Rao as One Eye's Daughter
- Madhusdan Pathak as Station Master
- Sonia Sahni as Sheela
Comic book adaption
Television series
Producer King took the story of Maya to television with a television series that aired on NBC during the 1967–1968 season. Sajid Khan and Jay North reprised their roles and the series lasted 18 episodes.
See also
References
- ↑ Dell Movie Classic: Maya' at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Dell Movie Classic: Maya' at the Comic Book DB
External links
- Maya at the Internet Movie Database
- Jalal din http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227499/bio
- Maya at the TCM Movie Database
- Maya at AllMovie
- Maya at the American Film Institute Catalog