Synopsis:
In the Land of the Head Hunters is a 1914 silent film fictionalizing the world of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) peoples of the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, written and directed by Edward S. Curtis and acted entirely by Kwakwaka'wakw natives. It was the first feature-length film whose cast was composed entirely of Native North Americans; the second, eight years later, was Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North.
Directed by: | Edward S. Curtis |
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Runtime: | 65 minutes |
Cast:
Stanley Hunt
Motana
Motana
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt
Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer
Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer
Mrs. George Walkus
Naida and Sorceress
Naida and Sorceress
Paddy 'Malid
Kenada
Kenada
Balutsa
Waket and Yaklus
Waket and Yaklus
Kwagwanu
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
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