Back to God's Country

1919

Back to God's Country is a 1919 Canadian drama film directed by David Hartford. It is one of the earliest Canadian feature films. The film starred and was co-written by Canadian actress Nell Shipman. With an estimated budget of over $67,000, it was the most successful silent film in Canadian history.

The film is noteworthy as it starred Shipman and was produced by her husband, Ernest. Shipman was one of the first women to do a nude scene on screen in the movie.[1] In 1918, they created a production company, Shipman-Curwood Producing Company, to produce Back to God's Country. The film was the only film the company would produce, and was based on a short story, "Whapi, the Walrus", by James Oliver Curwood.[2]

Curwood's story was adapted to the screen by Nell herself. She changed the protagonist of the film from a great dane to the female lead, Dolores. Shipman also shaped her character into a heroine, who saves her husband. Curwood was infuriated with Shipman, but commercially the film was extremely successful, posting a 300 percent profit and grossing a million-and-a-half dollars.[3][4]

Quelle: Wikipedia(englisch)
Kinostart:1919
weitere Titel:
Back to God's Country
Il ritorno al paradiso terrestre
Wapi de walrus
L'Instinct qui veille
Genre:Filmdrama, Stummfilm
Herstellungsland:Kanada
Originalsprache:
Farbe:Schwarzweiß
Regie:David Hartford
Drehbuch:James Oliver Curwood
Kamera:Joseph Walker
Schnitt:Cyril Gardner
Produzent:James Oliver Curwood
Darsteller:Nell Shipman
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