Jean Rouch
Director
Battle on the Great River (1950)
In 1946 ethnographic researcher Rouch had attempted to film a "Bangaoui," a hippopotamus hunt along the river Niger, but the results were unsatisfactory.Five years later, he returns and makes the extra effort to get it right this time.
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.short-film, mdblist.two-actors, imdb.right, imdb.hippopotamus, imdb.actual-animal-killed
Country: France
Production Countries:
France,
Niger
Languages:
French
Recommendations
Runtime: 33 min.
Released: Dec. 31, 1950
Status: Released
Certification: NR