Sandokan

Infobox character
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name = Sandokan


caption = Sandokan and Marianna cover "Le tigri di Mompracem", Alberto Della Valle 1900
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creator = Emilio Salgari
portrayer = Kabir Bedi, Steve Reeves
episode = Eleven novels
alias = The Tiger of Malaysia
gender = Male
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specialty = Boarding Raids
occupation = Pirate, Warrior
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spouse = Marianna Guillonk
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nationality = Bornean
imdb_id = 0028067

Sandokan is a famous fictional pirate of the late nineteenth century, who first appeared in publication in 1883. He is the creation of Italian author Emilio Salgari. He is the protagonist of eleven adventure novels and is known throughout the South China Sea as "The Tiger of Malaysia".

andokan novels

Emilio Salgari wrote several novels chronicling the adventures of Sandokan and Yanez, two of his most legendary creations. The pirates are introduced in "The Tigers of Mompracem", which portrays their relentless struggle against the Dutch and British powers that seek to wipe them out. In subsequent novels they battle against James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak and also travel to India to measure themselves against the Thugs, a notorious band of stranglers devoted to the goddess Kali.

The titles in the series are:
* "The Mystery of the Black Jungle (I Misteri della Jungla Nera)" (1895)
* "The Pirates of Malaysia (I Pirati della Malesia)" (1896)
* "The Tigers of Mompracem (Le Tigri di Mompracem)" (1900)
* "The Two Tigers (Le due Tigri)" (1904)
* "King of the Sea (Il Re del Mare)" (1906)
* "Quest for a Throne (Alla conquista di un impero)" (1907)
* "Sandokan Fights Back (Sandokan alla riscossa)" (1907)
* "Return to Mompracem (La riconquista del Mompracem)" (1908)
* "The Brahman (Il Bramino dell'Assam)" (1911)
* "An Empire Crumbles (La caduta di un impero)" (1911)
* "Yanez' Revenge (La rivincita di Yanez)" (1913)

The last two tiles were published posthumously.

There were also several other Sandokan titles published by Italian authors Luigi Motta, Emilio Fancelli and Salgari's son Omar.

Films

A series of Italian made films with American leads were filmed in the 1960's and released internationally.
* "Sandokan the Great" (1963) - Steve Reeves
* "Sandokan - The Pirate of Malaya" (1964) - Steve Reeves
* "Sandokan Fights Back (1964) Ray Danton
* "Sandokan Against The Leopard of Sarawak" (1964) Ray Danton

The classic TV miniseries

In 1976, Indian actor Kabir Bedi played the lead in "Sandokan", a six-part miniseries for European television. Carole André was cast as Lady Marianna Guillonk, Philippe Leroy played Sandokan's trusted friend and lieutenant Yanez de Gomera. The role of the main antagonist James Brooke was performed by Adolfo Celi.

An unrivalled warrior, Sandokan leads his men, a band of rebel pirates known throughout Malaysia as the Tigers of Mompracem, against the forces of colonial oppression. He is aided in his endeavours by the ever-loyal Yanez de Gomera, a Portuguese wanderer and adventurer. Yanez takes life as it comes, unfazed by even the most dangerous situations. He has an ironic sense of humour, a strong sense of adventure and is never without a cigarette between his lips.

* "Sandokan" (1976)
* "Sandokan Fights Back" (1977)
* "The Return of Sandokan" (1996)
* "The Son of Sandokan" (1998)

A 2004 documentary "Sandokan's Adventure" detailed the making of the series.

Animated series

"Sandokan" the animated series was released in 1992 and broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4. This children's animated show is loosely based on Salgari's novels. In the show Sandokan (here an anthropomorphized tiger) is an usurped prince who travels the seas as a pirate seeking to reclaim his rightful throne from the Rajah of Sarawak. The first nine episodes of the series are available in three DVD volumes in the United Kingdom. An animated movie, The Princess and the Pirate, was released in 1995.

Another animated series was released in 1998 from a coproduction among RAI, Studio Sek and Mondo TV and broadcast in Italy on Rai Due. This series was composed into three parts: "Sandokan, la tigre della Malesia" ("Sandokan, the Tiger of Malaysia", produced in 1998); "Sandokan, la tigre ruggisce ancora" ("Sandokan, the Tiger roars again", 2000); "Sandokan, il coraggio della tigre" ("Sandokan, the courage of the Tiger", 2004).

ee also

*Emilio Salgari

External links

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* [http://www.brb.es/ BRB International]
* [http://www.rohpress.com/gallery6.htm Images from the BRB series.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4kZ5H7Svtg&mode=related&search= Show open from the animated series]
* [http://10kbullets.com/reviews/s/sandokan-the-great/ Review of The Steve Reeves 1963 film.]
* [http://www.europeanfilmreview.co.uk/euromiscellanea/sandokan_strikes_back.htm Read a review of the 1960s Sandokan films.]
* [http://www.rohpress.com/Sandokan_Tigers_of_Mompracem.pdf Read the first three chapters of Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem.]
* [http://abouttocharge.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/bullets-fear-me/ Read a review of Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem.]