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The Flute and the Arrow (1957)
Directed by Arne Sucksdorff
Drama, Documentary, Adventure · 1h 25m
Arne Sucksdorff’s ethnographic feature documents the life and rituals of the Muria people in the Bastar jungle of central India, focusing on their traditions, music, and relationship to the natural environment. Presented with Sucksdorff’s lyrical visual style, the film was selected for the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
Martin Held
Crew
- Director
- Arne Sucksdorff
- Writer
- Arne Sucksdorff
- Original Music Composer
- Ravi Shankar
- Producer
- Arne Sucksdorff
Details
- Original title
- En djungelsaga
- Release date
- 1957-12-26
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary, Adventure
- Original language
- SV
- Spoken languages
- Swedish
- Countries
- Sweden
- Production
- Sandrew-Ateljéerna, Stockholm, Arne Sucksdorff Filmproduktion