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In the Land of the Head Hunters

In the Land of the Head Hunters

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.

Release DateDecember 7, 1914
StatusReleased
Original TitleIn the Land of the Head Hunters
Runtime1h 5min
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LanguageNo Language
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesSeattle Film Co.