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Village in the Jungle (1980)

Original title: බද්දේගම

1980-01-01 · 2h 10m · SI
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Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf.

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Lester James PeriesDirector, WriterA.J. GunawardaWriter

Top billed cast

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Joe AbeywickramaJoe AbeywickramaSilinduMalini FonsekaMalini FonsekaPunchi MenikaArthur C. ClarkeArthur C. ClarkeLeonard WoolfNadika GunasekeraNadika GunasekeraHinnihamyDavid DharmakithriDavid DharmakithriMudalithanaTrelicia GunawardenaTrelicia GunawardenaSilindu's SisterHenry JayasenaHenry JayasenaVillage HeadsmanVijaya KumaratungaVijaya KumaratungaBabunD.R. NanayakkaraD.R. NanayakkaraExorcistAsoka PeirisAsoka PeirisMr. PereraTony RanasingheTony RanasingheFernandoVincent VaasVincent VaasPriest

Keywords

Sri lanka

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinitySri LankaDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference381330Actor preference49667 · 1398898 · 1399145

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What is Village in the Jungle about?

Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf.

How long is Village in the Jungle?

Village in the Jungle has a runtime of 130 minutes.