Crocodile Hunters

Crocodile Hunters (1949)

In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous hunters. This film shows Aboriginal people using age-old hunting techniques to land crocs either for food or for skins. The methods employed by the professional hunters, who earn as much as 3000 pounds during the season, are also depicted, followed by a brief look at how the hides are skinned and prepared before being transported to the leather factories of Sydney and Melbourne.

Date of release
1949-01-01
Runtime
11m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Lee Robinson

Casting

Interesting facts

Crocodile Hunters is a 1949 Australian documentary directed by Lee Robinson about both Aboriginal and professional crocodile hunters in the Northern Territory of Australia. The film has since been used as a study text for Australian secondary schools.

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