Lion Hunting
Watch TrailerTwo hunters set out on safari with their African guide. They observe zebras, an ostrich, and a hippopotamus, capture a monkey, and camp for the night. After a lion kills their goat and horse, they shoot it by the water’s edge and later kill a second. The animals are skinned, and the hunters relax with cigarettes beside their trophies. (Note: Produced by Nordisk Film in 1907, Løvejagten gained notoriety because founder Ole Olsen purchased lions from Copenhagen Zoo, released them on an island, and filmed their killing. Supplemented with zoo footage to simulate Africa, the film caused public outrage yet drew huge audiences, establishing Nordisk’s reputation worldwide.)
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Løvejagten |
| Year | 1908 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Genre | Adventure, Documentary, Crime |
| Director | Viggo Larsen |
| Runtime | 12 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.3/10 (11 votes) |
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The film constructs a pseudo-documentary narrative, relying on edited footage of staged scenes and zoo archives to simulate an African safari. It explores primitive yet, for its time, gripping action where the hunt becomes the sole dramatic event.
What lingers after viewing is a morally ambiguous spectacle at the crossroads of early cinema attraction and shocking cruelty, where the trophies are grimly real. It's a challenging piece of film history. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Viggo Larsen
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Watch as a historical artifact of early cinema, with an awareness of its controversial production.
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