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The Gorilla Hunt
Also known as Uma Caçada nos Sertões da África in Brazil : [Burbridge’s African Gorilla Hunt]
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Ben Burbridge

Cast: Ben Burbridge [himself]

Robert Winkler Productions production; distributed by Film Booking Offices of America, Incorporated [FBO]. / Cinematography by Ben Burbridge. / Released 26 May 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Website-AFI lists the release date as 7 October 1926. Thought to be the first film on the great apes in the wild.

Documentary.

Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 May 2018.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.