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The Vanishing American

1925110 minUnited States
Western

Synopsis

Navajo leader Nophaie seeks fair treatment for his community while a corrupt official exploits the reservation. Service in the First World War raises hopes of change, but returning home reveals that the injustices he left behind have deepened.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
109:07
Subtitles
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Paramount Pictures · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsGeorge B. Seitz

Inspirations

The adaptation of Zane Grey's novel softens some of the book's institutional criticism by concentrating blame on an individual official. Its sympathy for Native Americans coexists with stereotypes and a tragic view of their future.

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