How long is Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life?

Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is 1 hr 10 min long.

Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

Name: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
Duration: 70
Rating: 91

NR 1 hr 10 min

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This moving documentary by Merian C. Cooper follows the journey of the Bakhtiari, an impoverished nomadic tribe in Iran, in their never-ending search for fresh grass for their herds. The tribe must traverse snow-capped mountain passes and hazardous terrain. All the while the question looms over them: Will they get their herds to the grazing fields before the animals die of starvation? This film is considered one of the earliest ethnographic documentaries.

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How long is Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life?: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is 1 hr 10 min long.

Who directed Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life?: Merian C. Cooper

What is Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life about?: This moving documentary by Merian C. Cooper follows the journey of the Bakhtiari, an impoverished nomadic tribe in Iran, in their never-ending search for fresh grass for their herds. The tribe must traverse snow-capped mountain passes and hazardous terrain. All the while the question looms over them: Will they get their herds to the grazing fields before the animals die of starvation? This film is considered one of the earliest ethnographic documentaries.