India: Kingdom of the Tiger India: Kingdom of the Tiger India: Kingdom of the Tiger is a 2002 IMAX documentary, based on the writings of Jim Corbett. The film was directed by Bruce Neibaur. It depicts man-eating tigers and the conservation efforts of the tiger in India. The plot is loosely connected to the documental stories published in Jim Corbett's 1944 bestselling book "Man-Eaters of Kumaon". The narrator of the film is Jim Corbett (portrayed by Christopher Heyerdahl) Corbett is asked to kill a man-eating tiger, which killed a young woman in Kumaon. Corbett arrives at Kumaon and meets with local people. The sister of
Land of the Tiger wildlife of India's central forests and grasslands, the stronghold of the Bengal tiger. Much of the footage is from the Kanha National Park, a protected reserve. Here, the characters of Kipling's "Jungle Book" can still be observed, among them the sloth bear, wolf, dhole, and tiger. Many of the animals are sacred or revered by Hindus, including elephants, monkeys, peacocks and snakes. A female tiger with young cubs is filmed. To provide for her cubs, she must hunt. Spotted deer (or chital) are her favourite prey, but although distracted by the rut, her first hunt is unsuccessful. In the afternoon,