Louisiana Story
1948·United States·78 min.
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A young Cajun boy named Alexander Napolean Ulysses Latour spends his time on a Louisiana bayou. There he plays, fishes and hunts, worrying only about the alligators which infest its waters. The boy's innocent routine changes forever when his father signs a lease agreement with an oil company which brings a derrick into their corner of the bayou.
DirectorRobert J. Flaherty
MusicVirgil Thomson
CinematographyRichard Leacock
Original titleLouisiana Story