Navajo (film)
Navajo is a 1952 American fictional drama film directed by Norman Foster. It was nominated for two Academy Awards: for Best Documentary Feature (although it's not a documentary[1]) and Best Cinematography.[2] The Academy Film Archive preserved Navajo in 2012.[3][4]
| Navajo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Norman Foster |
| Written by | Norman Foster |
| Produced by | Hall Bartlett |
| Starring | Hall Bartlett |
| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
| Edited by | Lloyd Nosler |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
Production company | Bartlett Foster Productions |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It is a story about "Son of the Hunter", a seven-year-old Navajo boy whose father abandoned the family, then his de facto grandfather dies. When he goes to the trading post to get help, he is captured by the authorities and is forced to attend a reservation boarding school. While there, his mother and one of his two sisters die of an undiagnosed malady. He escapes from the school and returns to the wilderness to try to live an independent life.
Cast
- Hall Bartlett as Indian School Counselor
- Francis Kee Teller as "Son of the Hunter"
- Sammy Ogg as Narrator
- John Mitchell as Grey Singer (the de facto grandfather of "Son of the Hunter")
- Mrs. Kee Teller as "Good Weaver" (the mother of "Son of the Hunter")
- Eloise Teller and Linda Teller as the sisters of "Son of the Hunter"
References
- Mountanto (December 11, 2020). "NAVAJO Review – ***". Retrieved December 8, 2021.
it’s really not a documentary
- "NY Times: Navajo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- Richard, D. M. (November 20, 1951). "Navajos in semi-documentary". The Christian Science Monitor. ProQuest 508454685.
External links
- Navajo at IMDb
- Navajo (parts one and two) at the American Indian Film Gallery, University of Arizona
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