Beyond the Andes – American Indian Film Gathering

Film Details

Title: Beyond the Andes
Year: 1954
Duration: 0:29:41
Director: Richard Matt
Writer: M. Pecci De Nictolis
Producer: Richard Matt
Narrator: Charles Taylor
Sponsor: Johnson Motors
Establishing Shot: Shot of Shipibo man from waist up looking off-camera right while playing drum. Clouds in background. Corporate film from Johnson Motors
Major Themes: fishermen visit Indian settlements as they take dugout boat through the Ucayali River of eastern Peru in search of killer piraña
Individuals Named: Atahualpa (2:06); “Juan” (3:49 and throughout)
Native Languages Spoken: none