In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)

  • NR
  • 12/07/1914 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 5m

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.

Edward S. Curtis

Director

Cast

Stanley Hunt's headshot

Stanley Hunt

Motana
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt's headshot

Sarah Constance Smith Hunt

Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer
Mrs. George Walkus's headshot

Mrs. George Walkus

Naida and Sorceress
Paddy 'Malid's headshot

Paddy 'Malid

Kenada
Balutsa's headshot

Balutsa

Waket and Yaklus
Kwagwanu's headshot

Kwagwanu

Sorcerer
Francine Hunt's headshot

Francine Hunt

Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer
Bob Wilson's headshot

Bob Wilson

Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks

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