The Hunters

1957 | 72 minutes | 6.1 ★ (6)

The Hunters
  • Overview

    An ethnographic film that documents the efforts of four !Kung men (also known as Ju/'hoansi or Bushmen) to hunt a giraffe in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia. The footage was shot by John Marshall during a Smithsonian-Harvard Peabody sponsored expedition in 1952–53. In addition to the giraffe hunt, the film shows other aspects of !Kung life at that time, including family relationships, socializing and storytelling, and the hard work of gathering plant foods and hunting for small game.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1957

  • DirectingJohn Marshall
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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