---
title: 'Louisiana Story (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert J. Flaherty'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/louisiana-story-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040550/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Louisiana Story (1948)

1948 · 78 min · Documentary, Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Louisiana Story is a 1948 American black-and-white drama film directed and produced by Robert J. Flaherty. The script was written by Flaherty and his wife Frances H. Flaherty. Although it has historically been represented as a documentary film, the events and characters depicted are fictional. The film was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company to promote its drilling ventures in the Louisiana bayous.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert J. Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-flaherty)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert J. Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-flaherty), [Frances H. Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-h-flaherty)
- **Producer:** [Robert J. Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-flaherty)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Virgil Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgil-thomson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard Leacock](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-leacock)
- **Editor:** [Helen van Dongen](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-van-dongen)

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