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Hiawatha, the Messiah of the Ojibway
Also known as Hiawatha, the Messiah of the Ojibway: The Passion Play of America in the United Kingdom
(1903) [?] Canada or England?
B&W : 800 feet
Directed by Joe Rosenthal

Cast: (unknown)

[?] Canadian Bioscope Company, Limited, or The Charles Urban Trading Company, Limited? production; distributed by The Charles Urban Trading Company, Limited. / Produced by Joe Rosenthal. Scenario by E.A. Armstrong, from the poem “The Song of Hiawatha” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Cinematography by Joe Rosenthal. / Released September 1903. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot near Desbarats, Ontario, Canada.

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 25 December 2011.

References: Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Luke McKernan.