Location: | Tahiti; Mythical Pacific |
Subject: | Feature |
Length: | 2,844 ft |
Format: | Film, 1/2-inch VHS |
Hue: | Color |
Year Released: | 1956 |
Series: | |
Director: | James Knott |
Producer: | |
Distributor: | Smithsonian HSFA |
Library Code: | Smithsonian HSFA 94.5.1 |
Description: | Edited film is a theatrical production filmed in Tahiti using Tahitians in the cast. Western scientists encounter resistance from the local people on a Pacific island as they try to stop a filaria epidemic, until a doctor is able to save the chief's son from death. Film also includes Tahitian dance and music. |
Record No: | 2015 |
Resources: | Distributors's List |
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