CHASSEURS D'IVOIRE

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 12011).

Synopsis

INTEREST. Hunting elephants for ivory.

No main title. A camp in Central Africa; an African reports to two European men. The men, accompanied by a number of Africans, leave the camp and follow a guide through the bush (90). A herd of elephants is seen through the trees (103). The men fire at the elephants (129). A shot elephant - dying; closer view of the head and the bullet hole (191). Africans attempting to move the elephant onto its back (224). Africans dancing around the elephants which is lying on its back, a fire burns on its stomach (263). Men unloading elephant tusks from canoes and posing with the tusks (343). Men carving ivory and making brush backs (450). A cased set of brushes (470). Statuettes (478). A larger set of carved brushes (479ft).

 

Titles

  • ELFENBEINJÄGER (Alternative)
  • CHASSEURS D'IVOIRE
 

Technical Data

Year:
1912
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
479 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
France
Director
MACHIN, Alfred
on-screen participant
DAVID, Adam
Production Company
Pathé Frères
 

Countries