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Robert J. Flaherty (1884–1951)

Director | Writer | Cinematographer

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Reportedly, in shooting Moana, he was the first director/cinematographer to use panchromatic film stock, rather than the standard orthochromatic stock, in a full-length feature film. See more trivia »

Born:

Robert Joseph Flaherty
in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 67) in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Hide HideDirector (14 titles)
1950 The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (documentary)
 
1948 Louisiana Story (as Robert Flaherty)
 
1942 The Land (documentary)
 
1937 Elephant Boy (as Robert Flaherty)
 
1934 Man of Aran (documentary)
 
1933 Art of the English Craftsman (documentary short)
 
1933 Industrial Britain (documentary short)
 
1933 The English Potter (documentary short)
 
1933 The Glassmakers of England (documentary short)
 
1928 White Shadows in the South Seas ( - uncredited / early shooting)
 
1927 Twenty-Four-Dollar Island (documentary short)
 
1926 Moana (documentary)
 
1925 The Potterymaker (documentary short)
 
1922 Nanook of the North (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1948 Louisiana Story (original screenplay / as Robert Flaherty)
 
1942 The Land (documentary)
 
1938 The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (TV movie) (novel "The Captain's Chair")
 
1934 Man of Aran (documentary)
 
1931 Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (told by)
 
1926 Moana (documentary) (screenplay / titles)
 
1922 Nanook of the North (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (6 titles)
1942 Prelude to War (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1942 The Land (documentary)
 
1934 Man of Aran (documentary)
 
1931 Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (uncredited)
 
1926 Moana (documentary)
 
1922 Nanook of the North (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1950 The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (documentary) (producer)
 
1948 Louisiana Story (producer - as Robert Flaherty)
 
1931 Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (producer - uncredited)
 
1927 Twenty-Four-Dollar Island (documentary short) (producer)
 
1922 Nanook of the North (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1949 St. Matthew Passion (documentary)
 
1926 Moana (documentary)
 
1922 Nanook of the North (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1938 The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1933 The Country Comes to Town (documentary short) (advisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1982 A Letter to Freddy Buache (documentary short) (in memory of - as Robert Flaherty)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1942 The Land (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1978 How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Louisiana Story -- The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Novel: "The Captain's Chair" (filmed as The Last Voyage of Captain Grant)

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 6 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert Flaherty
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Personal Quote:

A film is the longest distance between two points. See more »

Trivia:

Reportedly, in shooting Moana, he was the first director/cinematographer to use panchromatic film stock, rather than the standard orthochromatic stock, in a full-length feature film. See more »

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