Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

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11 Jun 1922

1922Silent1h 17m


The Inuit people live in the frozen north, where the changing seasons force them to hunt and fish to survive the harsh climate and build homes in the ice

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Genres Docudrama, Docufiction, First Ever, Silent

Decade 1920s

This Documentary is Pioneering, Resourceful, Unforgiving, Frozen, Vivid & Remote

About Nanook of the North A 1922 docudrama milestone by Robert J. Flaherty, celebrated for its vivid depiction of Inuit survival and its legacy as a foundational work of the documentary genre

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Audio English (United States)

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Credits

Cast

  • Allakariallak Self, Nanook
  • Alice Nevalinga Self, Nanook's Wife, Smiling One, Nyla
  • Cunayou Self, Cunayou, Nanook's Daughter
  • Allegoo Self, Allegoo, Nanook's Son
  • Camock Self, Camock, Nanook's Cat
  • Berry Kroeger Self, Narrator
  • Allee Allee - Nanook's Son

Director

  • Robert J. Flaherty
  • Robert Flaherty

Screenwriter

  • Robert J. Flaherty
  • Frances H. Flaherty
  • Robert Flaherty

Director of Photography

  • Robert J. Flaherty
  • Robert Flaherty

Producer

  • Robert J. Flaherty
  • Revillon Frères
  • Robert Flaherty
  • Thierry Mallett
  • John Révillon
  • Les Frères Revillon