The Amazon Head Hunters
1931•NR•1h 11m•8.0•Released
Documentary
It is thanks to this film that the Marquis gained notoriety with a wider audience. The film is the result of film footage shot between May 1926 and June 1930 in several South American countries. Departing from Guayaquil, he first went to the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. Upon returning to the capital of Ecuador, chance brought him to the Ocaina Indians, the Boro, the Napo, the Jivaro and the Piro. He explored the Incan mines of Machu Picchu, discovered only a few years prior, and ended his journey on the famed Guano islands. The musical score, inspired by traditional Indian music, was created by Maurice Jaubert.
Director
Marquis de Wavrin
Writer
Irene Kuhn
Languages
French, English
Studio
Compagnie Universelle Cinématographique (CUC)
Cast
Marquis de Wavrin
Himself
Fred Shields
Narrator
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