Marquis de Wavrin, from the Manor to the Jungle

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Overview

A documentary that invites us to discover the strange path led by the explorer-ethnographer Marquis de Wavrin who, in the 1920s and 1930s, made ethnographic films in several countries of Latin America.

Cast: Grace Winter, Sergio Purini, Robert de Wavrin, Anne Coesens, Laurent Bonnet, more

Director: Grace Winter, Luc Plantier

Genres: Documentary

Cast

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Grace Winter

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Sergio Purini

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Robert de Wavrin

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Anne Coesens

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Laurent Bonnet

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Thierry de Coster

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Benoit Mansion

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