
Headhunters of Borneo
1936, German. Directed by Victor von Plessen & Friedrich Dalsheim.
An early ethnographic film. Made three years after Plessen's "Insel der Dämonen", "Kopfjäger von Borneo" is a half-fictional documentary. The plot involves a love story between a girl and a boy of incompatible social classes.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 4 August 1936
- Original title
- Kopfjäger von Borneo
- Country
- Germany, Netherlands
- Written by
- Walter Kiaulehn, Victor von Plessen, Hans von Praag
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Headhunters of Borneo runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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Headhunters of Borneo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 August 1936. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Headhunters of Borneo?
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Who directed Headhunters of Borneo?
Headhunters of Borneo (1936) was directed by Victor von Plessen and Friedrich Dalsheim.