Grass

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Grass is a 1925 silent documentary film that follows the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe in Iran, co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf feature film
silent documentary film
cinematographyBy Ernest B. Schoedsack
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts Bakhtiari tribe
Iran
director Ernest B. Schoedsack
Marguerite Harrison NERFINISHED
Merian C. Cooper
distributor Paramount Pictures
era early American documentary cinema
features crossing of snow-covered mountain passes
crossing of the Karun River
filmEra silent era
filmingStartedIn 1924
follows seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe
format black-and-white film
hasAlternateTitle Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
hasFilmTechnique long-distance travelogue style
on-location shooting
hasGenre adventure film
documentary film
hasRestoration restored and re-released in later decades
hasTheme human struggle against nature
survival and migration
influenced later adventure documentaries
isPartOf early works of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
language Silent film
notableFor early ethnographic documentary style
portrayal of nomadic migration
originalReleaseYear 1925
portrays Bakhtiari tribe’s search for seasonal grazing lands
mass movement of people and livestock
producer Ernest B. Schoedsack
Merian C. Cooper
productionCompany Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
releaseDate 1925-03-20
runningTime approximately 70 minutes
settingLocation Iran
Zagros Mountains
starring Bakhtiari tribe
subjectMatter nomadic pastoralism
tribal life in Iran
title Grass
writer Ernest B. Schoedsack
Marguerite Harrison NERFINISHED
Merian C. Cooper


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