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Louisiana Story ()

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The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations.
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Joseph Boudreaux ...
The Boy
Lionel Le Blanc ...
His Father
E. Bienvenu ...
His Mother (as Mrs. E. Bienvenu)
Frank Hardy ...
The Driller
C.P. Guedry ...
The Boilerman
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Oscar J. Yarborough ...
Oil Company Lessor

Directed by

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Robert J. Flaherty ... (as Robert Flaherty)

Written by

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Frances H. Flaherty ... (original screenplay) (as Frances Flaherty)
 
Robert J. Flaherty ... (original screenplay) (as Robert Flaherty)

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Robert J. Flaherty ... producer (as Robert Flaherty)
Richard Leacock ... associate producer
Helen van Dongen ... associate producer

Music by

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Virgil Thomson

Cinematography by

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Richard Leacock

Editing by

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Helen van Dongen

Editorial Department

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Ralph Rosenblum ... assistant editor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Serge Roullet ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Benjamin Doniger ... sound recordist
Leonard Stark ... sound assistant
Dick Vorisek ... re-recording mixer

Music Department

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Henry Brant ... music technical assistant
C. Robert Fine ... music recordist (as Bob Fine)
Eugene Ormandy ... conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra ... music performed by

Thanks

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W.B. Cotten Jr. ... deep thanks for help and cooperation
Larry Jordan ... deep thanks for help and cooperation
Lucy B. Lemann ... deep thanks for help and cooperation (as Lucy Benjamin Lemann)
E.A. McIlhenny ... deep thanks for help and cooperation
The Officials and Crew of the Humble Derrick No1 ... deep thanks for help and cooperation

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan

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Taglines Being the Adventures of a "Cajun Huckleberry Finn" in the Bayous of Louiaiana... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cajun (United States)
  • Louisiana-Legende (Germany)
  • Louisiana-Legende (West Germany)
  • Луизианская история (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Livet i Louisiana (Sweden)
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  • 78 min
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Budget $258,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Financed by Standard Oil Company with a budget of $258,000. See more »
Goofs In the opening sequence, when The Boy first spots the raccoon, his hair is neat. Then it's mussed. Then it's neat again. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Studies for Louisiana Story (1965). See more »
Quotes The Boy: My father say, you crazy all you sailors.
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