Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
7.3
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
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F. W. Murnau Director · Edgar G. Ulmer Screenplay Robert Flaherty Screenplay
Budget $150K · United States release August 1, 1931 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$150,000
Production
Murnau-Flaherty Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 18, 1931
Premiere · New York City, New York (Premiere)
United States · August 1, 1931
Theatrical
Argentina
October 15, 1931 · Theatrical
Canada
September 3, 1931 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 5, 1931 · Theatrical
Finland
August 30, 1931 · Theatrical
Germany
August 5, 1931 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 6, 1931 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 4, 1932 · Theatrical
Italy
October 8, 1931 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 21, 1931 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 25, 1932 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 30, 1931 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 21, 1931 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 18, 1931 · Theatrical
May 18, 1994 · Physical · VHS
October 25, 2007 · Physical · DVD
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