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Grass

192572 minUnited States
Documentary

Synopsis

Bakhtiari families and their herds undertake the seasonal journey to new grazing grounds in Persia. Crossing a river and negotiating the snowy Zagros mountains, the travelers must move animals and possessions through demanding terrain. The migration gives the documentary its structure and its practical stakes: reaching the pasture on which the herds depend.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
69:59
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsMerian C. CooperErnest B. Schoedsack

Historical context

Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack made Grass before their later work on King Kong, with Marguerite Harrison participating in the expedition. The film is an early ethnographic documentary, presenting the migration through the visiting filmmakers' perspective.

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