Amazon: Longest River in the World 1918
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Documentary by Portuguese Silvino Santos, about the Amazon, its flora, fauna, its inhabitants and among other wonderful images from the beginning of the 20th century with alternating close-up shots of caimans, jaguars and tropical flora with footage of Indigenous rituals--including some of the earliest known moving images of the Indigenous Witoto people--and longer sequences showcasing the region’s extractive industries: rubber, the Brazil nut, timber, fishing, even the egret feathers that were a staple of women’s fashion at the time.
- Title: Amazon: Longest River in the World
- Year: 1918
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Brazil
- Studio: Amazônia Cine-Film
- Director: Silvino Santos
- Cast:
- Crew: Silvino Santos (Director), Propércio de Mello Saravia (Other)
- Keyword: amazon rainforest, silent film, partially lost film, amazon river
- Release: Jan 01, 1918
- Runtime: 54 minutes
- IMDb: 0.00 / 10 by 0 users
- Popularity: 3
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Language: No Language
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