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Hunting in the South Seas

194012mWerner Buhre,F. W. Murnau

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The film depicts one of the great hunts the South Sea Islanders. Come schools of fish in one of the bays on the island, so hurry on an alarm signal all the people out to sea to seal off the bay to drive the fish towards the coast and to impose there with spears.

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Silent FilmSouth PacificSouth Sea IslandSpear FishingDocumentary Short

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What is Hunting in the South Seas (1940) about?

The film depicts one of the great hunts the South Sea Islanders. Come schools of fish in one of the bays on the island, so hurry on an alarm signal all the people out to sea to seal off the bay to drive the fish towards the coast and to impose there with spears.

How long is Hunting in the South Seas?

Hunting in the South Seas has a runtime of 12 min and premiered in 1940.

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