<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> Silent film English intertitles </Td> </Tr> <P> Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) is a silent film about a poor farmer in Nan Province (Northern Thailand) and his daily struggle for survival in the jungle, the film was directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack . It was released by Famous Players - Lasky, a division of Paramount Pictures . </P> <P> In the directors' own words, Chang is a "melodrama with man, the jungle, and wild animals as its cast ." Kru, the farmer depicted in the film, battles leopards, tigers, and even a herd of elephants, all of which pose a constant threat to his livelihood . As filmmakers, Cooper and Schoedsack attempted to capture real life with their cameras, though they often re-staged events that had not been captured adequately on film . The danger was real to all the people and animals involved . Tigers, leopards, and bears are slaughtered on camera, while the film's climax shows Kru's house being demolished by a stampeding elephant . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (April 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Chang a drama of the wilderness (1927)