

In the Land of the Head Hunters
Visit website5.8/10 • 20
1914-12-07 • 1h 5m
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.
- Directors
- Edward S. Curtis

In the Land of the Head Hunters
Visit website1914-12-07 • 1h 5m
5.8/10 • 20
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.
- Directors
- Edward S. Curtis
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsStanley Hunt
Motana
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt
Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer
Mrs. George Walkus
Naida and Sorceress
Paddy 'Malid
Kenada
Balutsa
Waket and Yaklus
Kwagwanu
Sorcerer
Francine Hunt
Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer
Bob Wilson
Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks
Maggie Frank
Naida (uncredited)
Reviews0
We don't have any reviews for In the Land of the Head Hunters.
Media
Recommendations
Kid Auto Races at Venice
5.5
No Backdrop
The Hudson Riverkeepers
6.0
No Backdrop
That Fatal Sneeze
5.7
Iron Eagle II
4.5
Mank
6.7
Gozu
6.8
Autumn Sonata
8.0
No Backdrop
Eeeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe
4.5
The World's End
6.8
Saboteur
6.9
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
5.2
Paisan
7.6
Halloween: Resurrection
4.6
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain
7.0
Eastern Promises
7.4
Let's Hope It's a Girl
6.9
Homecoming
6.1
Eyes Without a Face
7.6
The Two Missionaries
6.5
Fear Street: 1978
7.2
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- silent filmbritish columbianative canadian