Nanook of the North (1922)

1922 · Silent film · 79 min · dir. Robert Flaherty

A story of life and love in the actual Arctic.

• Documentary
• Drama

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Synopsis

Documents one year in the life of Nanook, an Eskimo (Inuit), and his family. Describes the trading, hunting, fishing and migrations of a group barely touched by industrial technology. Nanook of the North was widely shown and praised as the first full-length, anthropological documentary in cinematographic history.

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Details

Director

Robert Flaherty

Writer

Robert Flaherty

Cinematography

Robert Flaherty

Studio

Les Frères Revillon

Released

1922-06-11

Awards

2 wins total

Running time

79 minutes

Cast & crew

• Robert Flaherty Director
• AAllakariallak
• AAlice Nevalinga
• CCunayou
• AAllegoo
• Allee

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