Tribe That Hides from Man, The

Synopsis: The search for the Kreen-Akrore tribe, in the Amazon jungles of Brazil, led by Orlando and Claudio Villas Boas, famed for their pioneering expeditions into uncharted areas of the Amazon basin where, for over 25 years, they have located and aided many primitive Indian tribes. The purpose of this expedition was to locate the tribe and bring it gently into contact with the civilised world.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 67 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1970
Availability: Hire
Notes: A follow-up programme, RETURN FROM EXTINCTION, was made by Adrian Cowell in 1998.
Uses: Undergraduates. Postgraduates.
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Brazil; Indians of North & South America; Kreen-Akrore; Villas Boas, Claudio

Director: Adrian Cowell
Cinematographer: Christopher Menges
Contributor: Charles Stewart; Ernest Vincze; Jesco von Puttkamer; Keith Miller; Richard Stanley

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