In the Land of the Head Hunters

1914 1h 5m ★5.8

Drama

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 Date December 7, 1914

Runtime 1h 5m

Country United States of America, Canada

Language English

Director Edward S. Curtis

Category Drama

Rating 5.8 / 10 (TMDb)

Year 1914