An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.
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- TriviaThe film was originally given an R rating in the US to the director's fury because of a brief flash of nudity in the underwater swimming scene. "Four frames of film in which a barely perceptible view of a 12-year-old boy's penis appeared in an underwater sequence gave my movie Visit to a Chiefs Son an R rating until the objectionable subliminal flash was blown up to eliminate it. That my film, from its conception to its final cut an unabashed family, kids-and-animals-in-Africa picture, should have the same rating as The Exorcist is an obscenity symptomatic of our national disease of censorship," Lamont Johnson said in 1974. After re-editing, the film was given a G certificate.
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Written and Performed by Francis Lai And His Orchestra, Arranged by Christian Gaubert
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I love the sounds of the bush, the whydah birds dancing, and the wildlife that abounds. Africa has changed tremendously since this film was made. But oh. The sounds, the animals. This film is a tribute to indigenous tribes throughout the world. We have done them all an injustice. At least that's my opinion. There should be room for all of us no matter what are
prejudices are or what we believe. I've really enjoyed this movie no matter where it was filmed or what was entailed in its production. It's not wrong. And when is the last time you've seen a whydah bird? It's just magical. Africa is magical, even with all its flaws.
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By what name was Visit to a Chief's Son (1974) officially released in Canada in English?
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