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Primitive Peoples (1949)

Primitive Peoples poster
Directed by
Ralph Smart
Genre
documentary film
Country
Australia

How it feels

This documentary shows the lives of Indigenous people in Arnhem Land, Australia in the late 1940s. It is presented in three parts with narration by Peter Finch.

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What happens

Primitive Peoples is a 1949 three-part documentary about the people of Arnhem Land. It was narrated by Peter Finch who also worked as camera assistant during filming. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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