

Nanook of the North
A story of life and love in the actual Arctic.
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $53K
- Box office
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- Language
- No Language
- canada
- winter
- fishing
- polar zone
- harpoon
- inuit
- quebec
- husky
- kayak
- walrus
- arctic polar circle region
- silent film
Top billed cast
Behind the camera
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical11 Jun 1922
- Theatrical (limited)Museum of Modern Art, New York21 May 1973
- PremiereSan Francisco Silent Film Festival5 Jun 2016
FranceFR
- TheatricalU27 Oct 1922
- TheatricalURe-release10 Apr 1996
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalALDVD1 Aug 2008
SwedenSE
- TheatricalBtl26 Dec 1922
- TheatricalBtlRe-release (Sound Version)26 Dec 1947
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Nanook of the North was released on 11 June 1922.
Audience reviews
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CinemaSerf
2/16/2024
At times I thought this was filmed in the 1960s. It has an astonishing quality to it - the camerawork delivering quite a pristine image of this man and his family as they spend a year eking out a traditional existence. The terrain is inherently hostile. The weather cares little for him, his wife, his young children or his howling pack of dogs as they must constantly hunt for fish and seals to ensure continued surviva…
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