A silent documentary which follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia as they and their herds make their epic seasonal journey to better pastures.
Cinematography
Climbed 15,000 feet with hand-cranked cameras. Lunatics.
Direction
Cooper would later create King Kong. You see the throughline.
Production
Half the tribe died during filming. They kept rolling.
Director
Merian C. Cooper
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
