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Shipwrecked Among Cannibals
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5775 feet
Directed by William F. Alder

Cast: (unknown)

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Jewel]. / Cinematography by Edward Laemmle and William F. Alder. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 15 July 1920 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP15517]. Released 4 July 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Produced in cooperation with the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Documentary-Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.3982.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Dutch East Indies (Indonesia): Buru, Java, New Guinea (Meraukee) - Siam (Thailand)

Listing updated: 5 December 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3982; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 35 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.