Directing
Robert Flaherty
- Titles
- 22movies
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1949, busiest in 1931 and 1943 with 2 main titles each.
- Directed
- 14titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Nanook of the North73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.6
- Wonder6.4average 3.4
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Spiritual3.7average 2.0
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Crime1.4, average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay1.8, average 3.7
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Early Documentary 2
- Inuit Culture 2
- Historical Significance 2
- Educational 2
- Silent Film 2
- Robert Flaherty 2
- WWII Propaganda 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Political Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frances H. FlahertyDirectorMoana, Louisiana Story, The Land- WWilliam HornbeckEditorWhy We Fight: The Battle of Russia, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Frank CapraDirectorWhy We Fight: The Battle of Russia, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike- JJohn GreenwoodComposerElephant Boy, Man of Aran
Anatole LitvakDirectorWhy We Fight: The Battle of Russia, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike- JJohn MonckEditorMan of Aran, A Night of Storytelling
- HHelen van DongenEditorLouisiana Story, The Land
Movies and TV shows
201980s
1 title · average score 62
62
A Letter to Freddy Buache (1983)
In Memory Of
1940s
6 titles · average score 66
Guernica (1949)
Director
63
Louisiana Story (1948)
Screenplay, Director
Five Came Back: The Reference Films (1946)
Cinematography
69
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)
Director of Photography
66
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)
Director of Photography
The Land (1942)
as Narrator (voice)
1930s
7 titles · average score 69
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1938)
Producer, Director
65
Elephant Boy (1937)
Director
A Night of Storytelling (1935)
Director, Director of Photography
72
Man of Aran (1934)
Director of Photography, Director
The English Potter (1933)
Director
72
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
Producer, Screenplay
Industrial Britain (1931)
Director of Photography, Producer
1920s
5 titles · average score 67
67
White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
Co-Director
63
Twenty-Four Dollar Island (1927)
Director, Director of Photography
67
Moana (1926)
Director of Photography, Director
The Pottery Maker (1925)
Director
73
Nanook of the North (1922)
Producer, Editor
1910s
1 title
The Eskimo (1916)
Director