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Tabu : a story of the south seas / Paramount ; director, F. W. Murnau ; screenplay, R. J. Flaherty, F.W. Murnau.
Annenberg Circulation Desk PN1995.75 .T33 2002
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Penn Museum Library DVD PN1995.75 .T33 2002
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LIBRA DVD 004 130
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LIBRA PN1995.75 .T33 1992
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Milestone collection
- The Milestone Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tahitians--Drama.
- Tahitians.
- Polynesia.
- Dance--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island).
- Dance.
- French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island).
- Music--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island).
- Music.
- Visual anthropology--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island).
- Visual anthropology.
- Ethnology--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island).
- Ethnology.
- Bora-Bora (French Polynesia)--Drama.
- Bora-Bora (French Polynesia).
- Polynesia--Drama.
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)--Drama.
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island).
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Action and adventure films.
- Feature films.
- Silent films.
- Romance films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (81 min) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Story of the south seas
- Title from container : F.W. Murnau and Robert Flaherty's Tabu, a story of the South Seas.
- Place of Publication:
- Chatsworth, CA : Milestone Film & Video, [2002]
- Language Note:
- Silent film with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
- System Details:
- DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; Dolby digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- A boy (Matahi) and a girl (Reri) are in love but she is chosen by a high priest to join the ranks of the sacred virgins, thereby becoming tabu to all men. The two escape by canoe to another island but the story ends tragically with the death of Matahi.
- Participant:
- Matahi, Reri ; cast of only native born South Sea Islanders and Chinese.
- Credits:
- Photography, Floyd Crosby; music, Hugo Riesenfeld.
- Notes:
- Issued in slipcase with title: The F.W. Murnau collection.
- "Restored by UCLA Film and Television Archive."
- DVD release of the 1931 motion picture.
- Special features: Audio commentary by UCLA Film Professor Janet Bergstrom ; still gallery ; outtake footage ; short film: "Reri in New York" ; theatrical trailer ; telegram and script pages (Adobe Acrobat files. Available on a computer with a DVD-ROM drive).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Contains:
- Reri in New York
- OCLC:
- 50742778
- Publisher Number:
- 014381593129
- ID5931MLSDVD Milestone Film & Video
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