Nanook of the North
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.
Director Robert FlahertyGenres Drama, Documentary
Cast
Allakariallak
Nanook
Alice Nevalinga
Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One
Cunayou
Cunayou - Nanook's Daughter
Allegoo
Allegoo - Nanook's Son
Allee
Allee - Nanook's Son
Robert Flaherty
Director / Writer / Producer / Director Of Photography / Editor
Thierry Mallett
Executive Producer
John Révillon
Executive Producer
Charles Gelb
Editor
Frances H. Flaherty
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