Nanook of the North

France and United States of America, 1922

Film
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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.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Robert Flaherty

producer

Robert Flaherty

production company

Révillon Frères

screenplay

Robert Flaherty

Duration

01:19:00

Production dates
1922

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-669

Language

English

Subject categories

Adventure

Documentary

TMDB-Movie

669

Wikidata

Q918401

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