Robert Flaherty

Directing

Born February 16, 1884 · Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA

15 films as director · Active 1916–1950

Robert Joseph Flaherty (February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1…

Known for

Monica in the South Seas

2023

Cast of Shadows

2025

The Land

1942

A Boatload of Wild Irishmen

2010

Directed(15)

1950The Titan: Story of Michelangelo★ 6.2

1949Guernica

1948Louisiana Story★ 6.4

1942The Land★ 7.3

1937Elephant Boy★ 6.6

1935A Night of Storytelling★ 6.0

1934Man of Aran★ 7.3

1933The English Potter★ 7.5

1931Industrial Britain★ 5.6

1928White Shadows in the South Seas★ 6.7

1927Twenty-Four Dollar Island★ 6.3

1926Moana★ 6.7

1925The Pottery Maker★ 6.5

1922Nanook of the North★ 7.1

1916The Eskimo

Acting(4)

2025Cast of Shadowsself (archival)

Film

2023Monica in the South SeasSelf (archival footage)

Film

2010A Boatload of Wild IrishmenSelf (archive footage)

Film