Movies and TvShows featuring "dugout-canoe" theme.

PT 109 is a war drama movie that tells the gripping true story of Lieutenant John F. Kennedy and his crew as they navigate through the treacherous waters of the South Pacific during World War II. When their PT boat is rammed by a Japanese destroyer, Kennedy must lead his men to safety, facing enemy fire, harsh conditions, and his own injured state. With limited supplies and no communication, they must rely on each other's courage and resilience to survive. This film showcases Kennedy's leadership and determination, foreshadowing his future role as the President of the United States.

Africa Screams is a comedy film in which Abbott and Costello, two bumbling characters, go on an African adventure filled with slapstick comedy, treasure hunts, and encounters with wild animals.

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga is a documentary that follows the lives of people living in a remote village in the Siberian taiga. It showcases their struggle for survival, their self-reliance, and their close connection with nature. The film provides an intimate and gentle exploration of their daily routines, including hunting expeditions, dog-sled rides, and woodworking. Through beautiful cinematography, it captures the harshness and the beauty of the wilderness they call home.

A white hunter in South America falls in love with a native girl and must save her from becoming a virgin sacrifice.

Based on Louis L'Amour novel, The Diamond of Jeru tells the story of an American scientist and his wife who hire an ex-pat war veteren to act as a guide on a journey up an unchartered Borneo river in search of diamonds.

Just prior to the outbreak of World War I, in the British West African town of Akkra, English woman Myra Carson becomes involved in a scandal and is deported. While Myra's ship is docked at Duala, in German West Africa, the war breaks out and she finds herself facing internment by the Germans.

Not too far from Rio de Janeiro's rumbling motorways and electric lights there is a place, where carving canoes and building houses with clay are still an essential part of life. 'No Kings' has been made in the same free spirit that defines the lives of the inhabitants of the small community between the sea and the rain forest. Out here, nature itself is the supreme authority. The rest of society with its gods and kings is a distant echo. The vital, saturated universe enshrouds us as we are out catching crabs with the children or hear the rain patter on the roof in the middle of the night. The Caiçara people maintain and cultivate the last remnants of the Atlantic rain forest, and their traditions are based on sustainable values from Brazil, Japan, Africa and Europe. But Brazil's new government has other plans for the rain forest and for the country's many minorities.