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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness: Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. With Natives of the Wild, Wild Beasts, The Jungle, Kru. A snapshot of life in the jungles of Northern Siam.
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- Documentary, Adventure, Drama
- Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- 1927-09-03
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness, also known simply as Chang (from Thai ช้าง, "elephant") is a 1927 American silent documentary film about a poor farmer in northern Nan Province (northern Thailand) and his daily struggle for survival in the jungle.
Currently you are able to watch "Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness" streaming on Kanopy for free. Synopsis Elephants disrupt the lives of a family deep in the jungles of Northern Siam, and an entire village.
- Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper
- 1
- Bimbo The Monkey, Namul
In this documentary set in the jungles of Siam, farmer Kru lives with his family, pet goat, a gibbon ape and a water buffalo. Kru's harvesting is disrupted by a leopard attacking the goat and...
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- Kru, Chantui, Nah, Ladah
- Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Adventure
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness. Essay by Shari Kizirian. Carrying 20,000 feet of undeveloped film from Isfahan in central Persia across the Mediterranean to Paris, Merian Coldwell Cooper and Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack already knew what was missing from their picture.
Shot in 1925 in the jungle, 1 week walk from Nan in a Lao family by 2 intrepid filmmakers, CHANG is one of the first documentaries of history of cinema, and the first film to document life in the Southeast Asian jungle.
Jungle of Chang: Directed by Pál Fejös, Gunnar Skoglund. With Hugo Björne, Gerda Björne, Sol-Britt Agerup, Gunnar Höglund. A documentary/drama that takes place in Thailand.
