Film
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
Documentary · 1h 11m
Where to see it
1 screening in 1 city
1 screening in London
Kings Place (Hall Two)
About
A 1925 silent documentary follows a Bakhtiari branch of Persia's Lurs as Haidar Khan leads people and herds toward seasonal pastures.
Made in 1925, Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a silent documentary about a Bakhtiari branch of Persia's Lurs. It records their yearly migration with their herds in search of grazing, following the old caravan path from Angora, today Ankara in Turkey, into Bakhtiari lands in western Iran. The film shows Haidar Khan, chief of the Bakhtyari tribe, guiding 50,000 people and a great many animals on a difficult route that crosses the Karun River and goes over Zard Kuh, part of the Zagros Mountains. Haidar Khan's son Lufta appears, as do the filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack and journalist Marguerite Harrison.
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Trailer
Official trailer · TMDBYouTube
Cast and crew
Merian C. Cooperas Self (as Merian Cooper)
Ernest B. Schoedsackas Self
Marguerite Harrisonas Self - a Journalist- Haidar Khanas Self - Chief of the Bakhtyari Tribe
- Luftaas Self - Haidar Khan's son
Photos: TMDB, Wikimedia Commons
- Director
- Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper
- Written by
- Terry Ramsaye
- Producers
- Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Camera
- Merian C. Cooper
- Music
- Hugo Riesenfeld
- Countries
- United States
- Studios
- Merian C. Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack, Paramount Pictures
Good to know
- Running time
- 1 hour 11 minutes
- Language
- XX
Questions
How long is Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life?
1 hour 11 minutes. Most cinemas add 15 to 20 minutes of trailers first, so plan for about 1 hour 31 minutes.
Where can I see Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life?
There is 1 screening at 1 cinema in 1 city. Pick your city above for the times.
What language is Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life in?
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is in XX. A foreign-language film normally plays in its original version with subtitles.
Who is in Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life?
Merian C. Cooper plays Self (as Merian Cooper), with Ernest B. Schoedsack, Marguerite Harrison, Haidar Khan and Lufta.
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