A compilation film, produced by the American Museum of Natural History, with footage from six major expeditions of the 20th-Century; the Stoll-McCracken Siberian Artic expedition, for the American Museum of Natural History, on the schooner "Morrissery."; the exploration of Borneo and Bali by Gene Lamb; an African expedition by James L.
Harold McCracken, James L. Clark
United States
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re into the history of documentary filmmaking or just have a weird obsession with old footage of people poking at exotic wildlife. If you need a narrative or, you know, a movie with a point, skip this. It’s a bit like watching someone else’s home movies from a century ago, b...
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Harold Noice
Aubrey M. Kennedy
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re into the history of documentary filmmaking or just have a weird obsession with old footage of people poking at exotic wildlife. If you need a narrative or, you know, a movie with a point, skip this. It’s a bit like watching someone else’s home movies from a century ago, but with way more ships and snow. The whole thing feels disjointed, which makes sense since it’s just stitched-together footage from six different trips. One minute you're watching..."
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