1926 · NR · 1h 38m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
In the South Seas, Samoan village life is portrayed with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a romanticized 'Gauguin idyll', the film celebrates daily rituals, communal traditions, and the passage into adulthood, suffused pride of beauty and pride of strength.
Director: Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
Writers: Julian Johnson, Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
Music by: James C. Bradford
Cinematography: Robert Flaherty, Bob Roberts
Editor: Julian Johnson, Robert Flaherty