Survival in the Bush
Survival in the Bush
1954, English. Directed by Bernard Devlin.
This short documentary illustrates what to do when you're lost in the bush. Filmed in 1954, an NFB producer and a Native guide allow themselves to be marooned in the bush with only an axe and their wits as means of survival. They eat off the land, build their own birchbark canoe and make their way out.
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- 0h 29m
- Post-credits
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- English
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Survival in the Bush runs 29 minutes (0h 29m).
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Survival in the Bush isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1954. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked Survival in the Bush, try Powaqqatsi, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library, Naqoyqatsi.
Who directed Survival in the Bush?
Survival in the Bush (1954) was directed by Bernard Devlin and stars Robert Anderson.