| Maya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Berry |
| Produced by | Frank King |
| Screenplay by | John Fante |
| Story by | Gilbert Wright |
| Based on | Maya by Jalal Din and Lois Roth |
| Starring | Jay North Sajid Khan Clint Walker |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Cinematography | Günther Senftleben |
| Studio | King Brothers Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | May 26, 1966 (Germany) June 22, 1966 (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Maya is a 1966 American drama, 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.
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Fourteen-year-old Terry Bowen (North) travels from the US to India to meet his father Hugh Bowen (Walker) for the very first time. After a dispute with his father, Terry runs away and is befriended by Raji. 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.
Producer King took the story Maya to television with a television series that aired on NBC during the 1966–1967 season.
Maya at the Internet Movie Database