A Cajun boy living in the Marshlands of Petit Anse Bayou observes the growing industrialization of his state as he watches oil drillers at work in this production filmed entirely in Louisiana. Academy Award Nominations: Best Motion Picture Story.

THE LOUISIANA STORY, Robert Flaherty's final film, was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1994.

Virgil Thomson's musical score received a Pulitzer Prize.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: HIDDEN AND SEEKING
Bonus Footage:
1. Footage from "Flaherty and Film"
2. Excerpts from short film THE LAND (Directed by Robert Flaherty)
Text/Photo Galleries:
Letters:
1. Correspondence Between Cinematographer Richard Leacock and his Wife

Joseph Boudreaux: Actor
Lionel Le Blanc: Actor
E. Bienvenu: 
Frank Hardy: Actor
C.P. Guedry: 

Robert Flaherty: 

Robert Flaherty: 

Robert Flaherty: 
Frances H. Flaherty: Screenwriter

Virgil Thomson: Composer

Helen van Dongen: Editor