First Contact (1983)
Directed by Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly · 58 min · Documentary
2.9 TOPICAL score · #6,418 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →"First Contact" is a 1983 documentary by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson which recounts the discovery of a flourishing native population in the interior highlands of New Guinea in 1930 in what had been thought to be an uninhabited area. It is based on the book of the same name by the same authors. Inhabitants of the region and surviving members of the Leahy brothers' gold prospecting party recount their astonishment at this unforeseen meeting. The film includes still photographs taken by a member of the expedition and contemporary footage of the island's terrain. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
First Contact (1983, directed by Robin Anderson and Bob Connolly) has a TOPICAL score of 2.9 - ranked 6,418 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (7 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (7 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 4 languages
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Starring: Michael Leahy, Daniel Leahy, James Leahy