Product Details

• Actors: Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier, Ronny Coutteure, Margaret Tyzack
• Directors: Jim O'Brien
• Producers: Cesare Landricina
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792158350
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,705 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the back cover

In a war-torn country, Indiana Jones finds a wellspring of hope in the presence of one remarkable man. On a vital military mission for the Allies, Indy comes across a disease-ravaged African village and is able to rescue one small child from certain death. The presence of the child endangers the mission leaving Indy in a moral quandary, fighting his conscience, his sense of duty, his own men and the enemy as he battles his way across country. Depressed by the turmoil around him, Indy reaches his lowest point. Hope appears in the presence of Albert Schweitzer, a profoundly inspiring and committed doctor, philosopher and musician. Helping out at Schweitzer's jungle hospital, Indy finds his faith in humanity restored and his outlook on life forever changed in this beautiful and moving film.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the very best of the entire series of Young Indy, October 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 11 - Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This one ranks as my personal favorite of the entire series George did. Frank Durabont (The Shawshank Redemption) offers a compelling study of human nature both at its best and at its worst (albeit with good intent). In this psychological tale, Indy confronts the moral question of saving the life of a child in a jungle ravaged by disease even though it may put his mission and his men at risk. He sides with his men in this moral quandry and opposes his commanding officer, a man ruthless and shrewd in conduct but professional as regards the mission. In a twist of fate, it's the child who saves them, with a lesson of sympathy and humility harkening back to the ideology that child is father of man. Later, Indy meets Albert Schweitzer, a German (thus by nature of heritage Indy's sworn enemy) who dedicates himself to comforting and curing the dying Africans. Indy learns lessons in political science, prejudice and compassion for humanity. This episode, my own favorite, should be watched by families, studied in classrooms and cherished by anyone with compassion for human life in its variant forms and ideas.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indy finally gets it, but forgets it., July 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 11 - Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I thought, from reading the description, that this would be boring. But it wasn't, not by a long shot. It's probably the best "Young Indy".

The action is limited to the first five or so minutes, where Lieutenant De Fonz (aka Indy) disobeys his superior and tells the troops to advance instead of retreat. This results in victory, and a promotion to Captain, but also the Major holding a grudge. Naturally, Indy and the Major are then teamed up on a mission to retrieve some weapons.

The opening battle sequence was even more graphic then "Trenches of Hell", and when Indy grabs the machine gun and mows done countless men, we see just how far he's come (or fallen) in less than a year. I love this one for all the character developement Indy undergoes, especially in relation to the previous videos. It's good to keep in mind that it's now December of 1916, and just last February all Indy cared about was the prom, and driving a cool car to said event. More has happened to Indy in ten months than happens in real peoples' entire lives.

That's where he is at the start of "Oganga". By the end he's changed even more, due to all the slow death he's had to witness. "Onganga" is great just for the fact that Indy is more human in this than he's ever been. He gets feverish, delusionary, and downright depressed. He seems like a real 17-year-old who's in way over his head. This isn't your typical Indy.

While it's good to see Indy's interaction with Schweitzer, and how it changes his outlook on life, I can't help but note that Harrison Ford's Indy seems to have forgotten the whole thing. He's back to killing with nonchalance, and even glee. Perhaps the Young Indy writers should have tried to be more consistent with the already established future. But at least they are consistent within the series, because in the next video ("Hawkmen") Indy changes his approach to the war by joining the secret service.

Kudos to Sean Patrick Flanery, he's a great Indy, especially in this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Action, but above all, Indy learns to care about life!, December 30, 1999

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This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 11 - Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In the other movies, Indy never seemed to care about human life. In this he learns lots about life, feelings and points of view. This movie should be seen by everyone who can see it! It teaches valuable lessons and is still a classic Indiana Jones film.

I have always wanted to be a director and these movies have already taught me alot about the types of movies people like. I have used these and other George Lucas and Steven Spielberg films to use as exaples. Right now my friends and I are working on a film. We hope to have it completed by Jr. High.