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Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925) is a documentary film which follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Lurs in Persia as they and their herds make their seasonal journey to better pastures. It is considered one of the earliest ethnographic documentary films.
Original Release
02/18/1926
US Release
06/21/1973
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marguerite Harrison | Self - a Journalist |
| Haidar Khan | Self - Chief of the Bakhtyari Tribe |
| Lufta | Self - Haidar Khan's Son |
| Merian C. Cooper | Self / Self (as Merian Cooper) |
| Ernest B. Schoedsack | Self |
Directors
Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marguerite Harrison | Self - a Journalist |
| Haidar Khan | Self - Chief of the Bakhtyari Tribe |
| Lufta | Self - Haidar Khan's Son |
| Merian C. Cooper | Self / Self (as Merian Cooper) |
| Ernest B. Schoedsack | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
| Ernest B. Schoedsack | Producer |
