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Nanook of the North

  • 1922
  • Passed
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
13K
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Allee, Cunayou, Alice Nevalinga, and Allakariallak in Nanook of the North (1922)
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
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In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.

  • Director
    • Robert J. Flaherty
  • Writers
    • Frances H. Flaherty
    • Robert J. Flaherty
  • Stars
    • Allakariallak
    • Alice Nevalinga
    • Cunayou
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert J. Flaherty
    • Writers
      • Frances H. Flaherty
      • Robert J. Flaherty
    • Stars
      • Allakariallak
      • Alice Nevalinga
      • Cunayou
    • 55User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Allakariallak
    Allakariallak
    • Nanook
    • (as Nanook)
    Alice Nevalinga
    Alice Nevalinga
    • Nanook's Wife - the Smiling One
    • (as Nyla)
    Cunayou
    • Cunayou -Nanook's Daughter
    Allegoo
    Allegoo
    • Allegoo - Nanook's Son
    Camock
    • Camock - Nanook's Cat
    Berry Kroeger
    Berry Kroeger
    • Narrator (1939 re-release)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert J. Flaherty
    • Writers
      • Frances H. Flaherty(idea) (uncredited)
      • Robert J. Flaherty(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The claim that Allakariallak died of starvation in 1922, months after the film was completed, is untrue; he did not starve but likely succumbed to tuberculosis.
    • Quotes

      Title Card: The shrill piping of the wind, the rasp and hiss of driving snow, the mournful wolf howls of Nanook's master dog typify the melancholy spirit of the North.

    • Crazy credits
      A story of life and love in the actual arctic.
    • Alternate versions
      Remastered with image enhancement, speed correction and a new score in 1998
    • Connections
      Edited into Saumialuk. Le grand gaucher (1990)

    User reviews55

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    I thought this movie was great too until...
    Until I found out that the movie was a fake. It was all staged by the film maker and his assistants. Even Nanook himself knew. He was laughing at the "canned voice" because the whole idea of his going to a trading post (since they came into existence almost a hundred years before that time) and never having seen a phonograph was ridiculous. Another thing, how come we never saw the things Nanook got from trade at the post? Rifles and metal knives and pots were in existence well into that time and he should have owned one too. Instead we see him use a walrus ivory knife to cut through the ivory and the seal. There wasn't even a real seal at the other end of that line, either. The fight scene was dragged on and obvious that it is Nanook's companions pulling the rope. How is it then that these companions disappear whenever it is time to enter the igloo? We never see one if they have built there own. We only see Nanook and the two women we now know to be common wives of the film maker himself. I don't know if I can ever look at this movie the same again.
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    13
    • ssalc mlif
    • Mar 31, 2001

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 1922 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kuzeyli Nanook
    • Filming locations
      • Hudson Bay, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • Les Frères Revillon
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    • Budget
      • $53,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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