Robert Flaherty

Robert Flaherty

ActorCrewDirectorProducerWriter Feb 16 (died age 67) Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA 1916–2025 (109 year career)

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Biography

Robert Joseph Flaherty (February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922). The film made his reputation and nothing in his later life fully equaled its success, although he continued the development of this new genre of narrative documentary with Moana (1926), set in the South Seas, and Man of Aran (1934), filmed in Ireland's Aran Islands. Flaherty is considered the …

Known For

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

Director

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Producer

Man of Aran

Man of Aran

Director

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Cinematography

Louisiana Story

Louisiana Story

Director

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

Director of Photography

Moana

Moana

Director

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (4)

Movies (4)

Cast of Shadows

Cast of Shadows

as self (archival)

Monica in the South Seas

Monica in the South Seas

as Self (archival footage)

A Boatload of Wild Irishmen

A Boatload of Wild Irishmen

as Himself (archive footage)

The Land

The Land

as Narrator (voice)

Crew (38)

Movies (38)

A Letter to Freddy Buache

A Letter to Freddy Buache

In Memory Of

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

Director

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

Producer

Guernica

Director

Louisiana Story

Louisiana Story

Director

Louisiana Story

Louisiana Story

Producer

Louisiana Story

Louisiana Story

Story

It's All True

Original Story

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

Director of Photography

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

Director of Photography

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Cinematography

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Director of Photography

The Land

The Land

Writer

Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy

Director

A Night of Storytelling

A Night of Storytelling

Director

A Night of Storytelling

A Night of Storytelling

Director of Photography

Man of Aran

Man of Aran

Director

The English Potter

Director

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Producer

Industrial Britain

Industrial Britain

Director

White Shadows in the South Seas

White Shadows in the South Seas

Co-Director

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Director

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Director of Photography

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Editor

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Twenty-Four Dollar Island

Producer

Moana

Moana

Director

Moana

Moana

Director of Photography

Moana

Moana

Editor

Moana

Moana

Producer

Moana

Moana

Screenplay

The Pottery Maker

The Pottery Maker

Director

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

Director

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

Director of Photography

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

Editor

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

Producer

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

Writer

The Eskimo

Director

Moana with Sound

Director