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The Gulls
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Arne Sucksdorff’s short documentary observes gulls raiding nests and stealing eggs with ruthless persistence. Though presented as pure nature study, the film was widely read as an allegory of Nazism—a symbolic parable of predation and violence during wartime. Sucksdorff himself denied such intent, but remarked that “a film that is not open to interpretation is a dead film.”
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
18 min
Release Date
1944-04-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
Cast
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Willy Peters
Narrator (voice)
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