# The Lion Hunters (1965)

Shot on the border between Niger and Mali over a period of seven years, THE LION HUNTERS is Jean Rouch's documentation of the lion hunt performed by the gow hunters of the Songhay people. Opening on the Niger River, the film travels north to "the bush that is farther than far ": the desert region populated by the Fulani cattle herders, who have requested the help of the gow in eliminating a lion, nicknamed "The American" for his cruel cunning, who has been killing their cows.

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 1965
- Genres: Documentary
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheLionHunters_1965)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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