CHANG

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• Release Year: 1927
• Genre: Adventure, Documentary
• Plot: CHANG is a revelation - not only is it the obvious prototype for Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's later masterpiece, KING KONG, but it is a terrifically entertaining film in it own right. In fact, Merian C. Cooper said in 1966 that CHANG was 'still the best picture I ever made.'; ; Shot entirely in Siam, the film tells the story of a farmer and his family who have settled a small patch of land on the edge of the jungle. Their existence is a constant struggle against the many wild animals around them - bear, tigers, and even - changs! The climactic elephant stampede is still one of the most exciting scenes in cinema history.; ; A new score for CHANG was written by Bangkok composer Bruce Gaston and performed by Fong Naam, Thailand's world-famous orchestra of traditional music.
• Cast: Natives of the Wild, Wild Beasts, The Jungle, Kru, Chantui, Nah, Ladah, Than, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, Achmed Abdullah
• Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
• Runtime: 1:09
• Company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, Milestone Film and Video, Image Entertainment, INC.
• Media Format: Movie