This feature-length silent documentary by the team who later made KING KONG was highly praised on its initial release, particularly for its extraordinary photography and for the way in which the filmmakers assembled the footage into a coherent narrative.
Set in Thailand (then called Siam), the film revolves around the struggles of rice farmer Kru to provide food for his family -- wife Chantui, son Nah and daughter Ladah -- and prevent them and the domestic animals on which they depend from being eaten by the various large predators that roam the
nearby jungle. Comic relief is provided by the family's pets, a chimpanzee and a monkey. A leopard attacks the family'...
Released:
1927
Rated:
NR
Length:
70 mins