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In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)

Overview

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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Edward S. Curtis profile
Edward S. Curtis

Director

Cast

Stanley Hunt profile
Stanley Hunt

Motana

Sarah Constance Smith Hunt profile
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt

Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer

Mrs. George Walkus profile
Mrs. George Walkus

Naida and Sorceress

Paddy 'Malid profile
Paddy 'Malid

Kenada

Balutsa profile
Balutsa

Waket and Yaklus

Kwagwanu profile
Kwagwanu

Sorcerer

Francine Hunt profile
Francine Hunt

Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer

Bob Wilson profile
Bob Wilson

Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks

Maggie Frank profile
Maggie Frank

Naida (uncredited)

Stanley Hunt profile
Stanley Hunt

Motana

Sarah Constance Smith Hunt profile
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt

Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer

Mrs. George Walkus profile
Mrs. George Walkus

Naida and Sorceress

Paddy 'Malid profile
Paddy 'Malid

Kenada

Balutsa profile
Balutsa

Waket and Yaklus

Kwagwanu profile
Kwagwanu

Sorcerer

Francine Hunt profile
Francine Hunt

Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer

Bob Wilson profile
Bob Wilson

Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks

Maggie Frank profile
Maggie Frank

Naida (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

December 7, 1914

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Seattle Film Co. logo

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Videos

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