Amazon: Longest River in the World (1918)
1918 · Silent film · 66 min · dir. Silvino Santos
- Documentary
Synopsis
Documentary by Portuguese Silvino Santos, about the Amazon, its flora, fauna, its inhabitants and among other wonderful images from the beginning of the 20th century with alternating close-up shots of caimans, jaguars and tropical flora with footage of Indigenous rituals--including some of the earliest known moving images of the Indigenous Witoto people--and longer sequences showcasing the region’s extractive industries: rubber, the Brazil nut, timber, fishing, even the egret feathers that were…
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Details
- Director
- Silvino Santos
- Studio
- Amazônia Cine-Film
- Released
- 1918-01-01
- Original title
- Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo
- Running time
- 66 minutes
Cast & crew
Silvino Santos Director
