Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

Nan
1h 11m
1925
7.611 /10 (27)

Overview

A silent documentary which follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia as they and their herds make their epic seasonal journey to better pastures.

Country : United States of America
Languages : No Language
Released Date: 1925-03-30

Top Billed Cast

Merian C. Cooper

Self (as Merian Cooper)

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Self

Marguerite Harrison

Self - a Journalist

Haidar Khan

Self - Chief of the Bakhtyari Tribe

Lufta

Self - Haidar Khan's son

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