At the age of 14 Joris Ivens was fond of Cowboys and Indians stories, so he decided to invent one himself. He made a script and used a camera from his father's shop. This became his first film, Wigwam, with his own family as cast. Black Eagle, a bad Indian, kidnaps the daughter of a farmer's family. Flaming Arrow, played by the young director, saves the child from the kidnapper and brings her back to her family. No better conclusion than smoking a peace pipe. Although filmed in the spring of 1912, the film had a theatrical release in December 1915.
Joris Ivens
Director
Joris Ivens
Flaming Arrow
Peter Ivens
Black Eagle
Dorothea Ivens
Hans Ivens
Jacoba Ivens
Theodora Ivens
Willem Ivens
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The Black Pirate67%
Mackenna's Gold65%
The Quick and the Dead65%
The Unholy Trinity63%
The Mountain Men58%
Broke70%
The Warrior's Way66%
Dead for a Dollar58%
Geronimo: An American Legend62%
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle64%
El Gringo63%
The Magnificent Seven64%
News of the World69%
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The Quick and the Dead63%
Beggars of Life71%
Butcher's Crossing58%
Black Gold64%
