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Louisiana Story

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Original title: Louisiana Story
Year: 1948
Running time: 78 min.
Country: United States
Director: Robert J. Flaherty
Screenwriter: Robert J. Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
Cast: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, Frank Hardy, E. Bienvenu, C.P. Guedry, Oscar J. Yarborough
Music: Virgil Thomson
Cinematography: Richard Leacock (B&W)
Producer: Robert Flaherty Productions Inc
Genre: Drama | Southern Gothic
Synopsis: A young Cajun boy named Alexander Napolean Ulysses Latour spends his time on a Louisiana bayou. There he plays, fishes and hunts, worrying only about the alligators which infest its waters. The boy's innocent routine changes forever when his father signs a lease agreement with an oil company which brings a derrick into their corner of the bayou.

Awards: 1948: Nominated for Oscar: Best Story

1948: BAFTA Awards: Best Documentary

1948: Venice Film Festival: nominated to Golden Lion - Best Picture.

1948: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).

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Louisiana Story

1948

Robert J. Flaherty

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