Nanook of the North
A story of life and love in the actual Arctic.
Collections:
1001-Movies
Criterion
Studio:
Les Frères Revillon
Year:
1922
Critics Rating: 100%
Audience Rating: 80%
Duration: 1 h 18 m
Updated: 2026 May 15
Genres:
Documentary
Drama
Movie ID: 89280
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Synopsis
Documents one year in the life of Nanook, an Eskimo (Inuit), and his family. Describes the trading, hunting, fishing and migrations of a group barely touched by industrial technology. Nanook of the North was widely shown and praised as the first full-length, anthropological documentary in cinematographic history.
