Heart of the Inca Empire – American Indian Film Gathering

Film Details

Title: Heart of the Inca Empire
Year: 1943
Duration: 0:19:57
Director: unknown
Narrator: Wendell C. Bennett
Sponsor: Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Establishing Shot: Starts in the middle of a shot of Mochica and Nazca highlighted on a topographic map. First live-action shot is a long shot of Machu Picchu peak in clouds. Tilts down to Machu Picchu city settlement.
Major Themes: explores Inca history and society while visiting the ancient ruins of Cuzco and Machu Pichu. Focuses discussion of Inca way of life around Machu Picchu. Provides thorough explanation of Inca society, culture, and history, including politics, social hierarchy, division of labor, architecture, engineering, agriculture, quipu message and accounting system, and other things. Latter half presents Cusco and discusses Inca architecture in Cusco at length.
Individuals Named: None
Native Languages Spoken: None

Tribes: Inca