Cover image for Nanook of the North
Title:
Nanook of the North
Author:
Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951.
Publication Information:
Claremont, Calif. : Criterion Collection, [1998]

©1998
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (79 min.) : black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Presents a documentary on the life of an Eskimo family pitting their strength against a vast and inhospitable Arctic. Juxtaposes their struggle for survival against the elements with the warmth of the little family as they go about their daily affairs.
General Note:
Originally produced in 1922 as a silent motion picture.

Based on the book: My Eskimo friends / by Robert Flaherty.

Digital transfer, remastered at the visually correct speed ; orchestral score by silent film music specialist Timothy Brock ; excerpts from the 1958 documentary: Flaherty and film : Mrs. Frances Flaherty remembers Nanook of the North (8 min.) ; stills gallery of Flaherty's life in the Arctic.

For specific features see interactive menu.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
Not rated.
ISBN:
9781559408967
UPC:
715515009829
Format :
DVD