Headhunters of Borneo

Name: Headhunters of Borneo
Director: Victor von Plessen
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Romance
Released: 1936-08-04
Rating: 6.0

1936 · 65 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary, Drama, Romance

An early ethnographic film. Made three years after Plessen's "Insel der Dämonen", "Kopfjäger von Borneo" is a half-fictional documentary. The plot involves a love story between a girl and a boy of incompatible social classes.

Directed by Victor von Plessen · Written by Hans von Praag

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