# The Silent Enemy: An Epic of the American Indian (1930; 1992 restoration)

The Silent Enemy: An Epic of the American Indian The Silent Enemy: An Epic of the American Indian (Paramount Pictures, 1930; Milestone Film & Video, 1992) Running Time: 1 Hour, 24 Minutes Milestone Film & Video Presents The Age of Exploration The Silent Enemy: An Epic of the American Indian CANADA & USA. 1930. 84 MINUTES. B7W WITH THE ORIGINAL COLOR TINTS. DIRECTED BY H.P. CARVER. PRODUCED BY W. DOUGLAS BURDEN AND WILLIAM C. CHANLER. SCRIPT: RICHARD CARVER. PHOTOGRAPHY: MARCEL LE PICARD. MUSIC SCORE BY MASSARD KUR ZHENE, PERFORMED BY JOHN MURI. WITH: CHIEF YELLOW ROBE, MOLLY SPOTTED ELK, CHIEF BUFFALO CHILD LONG LANCE, CHIEF AKAWANUSH, CHEEKA. ©1972 EASTIN PHELAN CORPORATION. ©1992 BY FILM PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES. Sixty years before BLACK ROBE and DANCES WITH WOLVES there was THE SILENT ENEMY! An exciting and magical reconstruction of Ojibway Indian life in the time before the white man had settled the Hudson Bay region, THE SILENT ENEMY is based on a 72-volume history of New France written by Jesuit missionaries. The “enemy” is hunger that threatens the tribe as it desperately tracks and hunts the caribou herds. The thunderous caribou stampede provides an absolutely thrilling finale. Magnificently filmed on location, THE SILENT ENEMY boasted an all-Indian cast with a compelling sound prologue by one of the stars, Chief Yellow Robe: “This is the story of my people… When you look at this picture, therefore, look not upon us as actors. We are Indians living once more our old…

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 1992
- By: Milestone Film & Video
- Genres: Documentary, Silent
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/the-silent-enemy-1930-1992)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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