Gow the Head Hunter (1928)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 60 min | 2,61 Gb
Audio: Score AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps with English intertitles
+ Commentary track
Genre: Documentary
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 60 min | 2,61 Gb
Audio: Score AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps with English intertitles
+ Commentary track
Genre: Documentary
Director: Edward A. Salisbury
Noted millionaire explorer and writer Captain Edward A. Salisbury spent 18 months exploring the New Hebrides islands where head-hunting and cannibalism were practiced by some of the natives. His footage is used in this documentary on "gow," the native term for the practice of head-hunting.
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The film is supplemented by full-length audio commentary by Professor Matthew Spriggs of the Australian National University, which is somewhat enlightening and informative.
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