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The Romance of the Far Fur Country (1920)

The Romance of the Far Fur Country poster
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This silent documentary follows Arctic fur trappers in 1919. It shows their daily work and lives to celebrate the Hudson's Bay Company anniversary.

educationalobservationalnostalgicslow-pacedfactualhistoricalquietatmospheric

What happens

The Romance of the Far Fur Country is a historical documentary film portraying Arctic fur trappers in 1919 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1920. Directed by Harold M. Wyckoff, it is one of the earliest documentaries depicting the lives of the Arctic fur trappers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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