Directing
Robert Flaherty
- Titles
- 24movies
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1949, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 14titles as director
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Nanook of the North87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Wonder6.3average 3.4
- Warfare3.3average 1.2
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Spiritual3.6average 2.0
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.2
- Crime1.5, average 3.7
- Mystery2.4, average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay2.0, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 4
- Silent Film 3
- Political Commentary 3
- Historical Insight 2
- American History 2
- Early Documentary 2
- Inuit Culture 2
- Historical Significance 2
- Educational 2
- Robert Flaherty 2
- Visual Poetry 2
- WWII Propaganda 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frank CapraDirectorWhy We Fight: Prelude to War, Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike- WWilliam HornbeckEditorWhy We Fight: Prelude to War, Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Anatole LitvakDirectorWhy We Fight: Prelude to War, Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Walter HustonActorWhy We Fight: Prelude to War, Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Frances H. FlahertyWriterMoana, The Land- JJohn GreenwoodComposerElephant Boy, Man of Aran
- JJohn MonckEditorMan of Aran, A Night of Storytelling
- HHelen van DongenEditorLouisiana Story, The Land
Movies and TV shows
22Great
Score 80 to 89
3 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
Nanook of the North (1922)
Producer, Editor
82
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
Producer, Screenplay
82
Man of Aran (1934)
Director of Photography, Director
Good
Score 70 to 79
3 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
Elephant Boy (1937)
Director
75
Moana (1926)
Director of Photography, Screenplay
73
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)
Director of Photography
Decent
Score 60 to 69
5 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)
Director of Photography
67
Louisiana Story (1948)
Director, Producer
64
A Letter to Freddy Buache (1983)
In Memory Of
63
Twenty-Four Dollar Island (1927)
Director, Producer
61
Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
Cinematography, Director of Photography
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
1 title
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
56
White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
Co-Director
Not rated yet
10 titles
Not rated yet
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1938)
Producer, Director
Industrial Britain (1931)
Director of Photography, Director
A Night of Storytelling (1935)
Director, Director of Photography
The Land (1942)
as Narrator (voice)
The Pottery Maker (1925)
Director
The English Potter (1933)
Director
It's All True (1943)
Original Story
Five Came Back: The Reference Films (1946)
Cinematography
The Eskimo (1916)
Director
Guernica (1949)
Director