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Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

JUN 11, 1922 · 79 MIN · DIR. ROBERT FLAHERTY

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This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

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

Crew

Writer

Robert Flaherty

Director of Photography

Robert Flaherty

Editor

Robert Flaherty

Editor

Charles Gelb

Producer

Robert Flaherty