The Eskimo

The Eskimo

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 2, 1916

Runtime

0h 45m

Original Title

The Eskimo

Director

Robert Flaherty

Description

Illustrated travel lecture directed by Robert J. Flaherty, composed of film shot during his time with the Inuit in 1914-1915. After enthusiastic reception, the entire film stock was burned in an accident in 1916 leaving this a lost film. Soon after, Flaherty would return to the Inuit to reimagine his project as Nanook of the North (1922).