Underplayed Gems

Abu Markúb and the Hundred Elephants (1925)

Abu Markúb and the Hundred Elephants poster
Original title
Abu Markúb och de hundrade elefanter
Directed by
Bengt Berg
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This silent documentary follows the Abu Markub bird and other wildlife in the swamps of Sudan's Bahr el Ghazal river. It shows elephants, antelopes, and crocodiles in their natural habitat. The film was presented as a stand-alone feature with a lecture by the director.

slow-pacedobservationalsereneeducationalcalmquietmeditativenostalgic

What happens

Abu Markúb och de hundrade elefanter är en svensk dokumentärfilm från 1925 i regi av Bengt Berg. Filmen spelades in vårvintern 1924 på floden Bahr el Ghazal i Sudan och skildrar träskonäbbfågeln Abu Markúbs uppehållsområden i flodens träskområden. Utöver detta dokumenterar filmen andra djur som elefanter, antiloper, pantrar, gaseller, krokodiler, flodhästar med mera. Filmen hade premiär den 19 mars 1925 på biograf Palladium i Stockholm, vilket var det enda visningstillfället i huvudstaden. Filmen lanserades "som helaftonsföreställning, utan biprogram och utan texter, men med ett föredrag av Bengt Berg själv" och efter premiären kom filmen att visas ytterligare sju gånger i andra större städer i Sverige. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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