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 chitals and langur monkeys move into open meadows, and here the female tiger succeeds in killing a langur. Other unusual behaviour filmed includes a golden jackal family defending their pups from a sloth bear and a peacock attacking a snake. Cobras are shown being protected by local villagers. The young are dug out of their underground nest and are handled by children despite the risk of a venomous bite (Thapar reveals that there are 20,000 deaths from cobra bites in India each year). The programme closes with a warning message. Wildlife of the central forests face an uncertain future due