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Nanook of the North (1922)  link to Nanook of the North on IMDb  

Number: 766

poster Nanook of the North

IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (7212 votes)

Country: USA, 79 minutes

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Genre(s): Documentary

Director(s): Robert J. Flaherty

Storyline:
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.

Cast:
Allakariallak (as Nanook), Nyla (as Herself - Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One), Allee (as Himself - Nanook's Son), Cunayou (as Herself - Nanook's Wife), Allegoo (as Himself - Nanook's Son)

Medium: Digital Copy,

Comments: tv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3