Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
Stanley Hunt
Motana
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt
Naida / A Na'nalalal Dancer
Mrs. George Walkus
Naida / Sorceress
Paddy 'Malid
Kenada
Balutsa
Waket / Yaklus
Kwagwanu
Sorcerer
Francine Hunt
Clam Digger / Captive / Wedding Dancer
Bob Wilson
Fisherman Who Drops a Paddle on the Rocks
Awidi
(extra)
Alfred Charlie
(extra)
Maggie Frank
Naida (uncredited)
Director & Crew
Edward S. Curtis
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 5.9/10 based on 24 votes.
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In the Land of the Head Hunters was directed by Edward S. Curtis and released in 1914.
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In the Land of the Head Hunters has a runtime of 1 hours and 5 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1914-12-07
- Status
- Released