Headline
Life in the Arctic: 'Nanook of the North'
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1923-08-18
- Publication Year
1923
Page
1
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
Hunting Big Game in Africa with Gun and Camera
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Actors
H.A. Snow
Director
H.A. Snow
Country
USA
Released
1922-12-06
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
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Nanook of the North
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Actors
Allakariallak
Director
Robert J. Flaherty
Country
USA
Released
1922-06-11
Runtime
78 min
Genre
Documentary
Language
None
Plot
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Awards
1 win.
Rated
Not Rated
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Summary
Coronet Theatre recently screened 'Hunting Big Game in Africa.' Now the theatre is going to screen the photoplay entitled 'Nanook of the North' which gives a detailed view into the life of the Arctic Region. The photoplay was taken by Mr. Robert J. Flattery [sic] who spent a decade in association with the small tribe of Eskimos who inhabit the upper east coast of Hudson Bay and the northern point of Labrador. The photoplay exhibits humans facing the most desolate forces of nature and enduring extreme hardship for survival.
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