A Russian Boar Hunt (1914) watch online HD

The great Russian boar hunts held on the royal preserves are always spirited occasions among the nobility who regularly take part in them. In the presence of the Grand Duke under whose ... See full summary

The great Russian boar hunts held on the royal preserves are always spirited occasions among the nobility who regularly take part in them. In the presence of the Grand Duke under whose supervision the hunt is held, the sportsmen prepare for the chase. The Grand Duke assigns shooting places to his guests in order to give each an equal chance. It is not always the hunter, however, who frightens the game, as is seen here when a large flock of wild duck are put to flight by the passing of a herd of deer. The real object of the royal hunt is the shooting of the great Russian wild boar. At the close of the chase, the sound of the horn in the hands of the whipper-in calls the dogs together where the boar lies dead. It is then seen that many of the dogs have been seriously wounded by the fierce onslaught of the boar who uses his sharp tusks freely and to great advantage in holding the pursuing pack at bay. The game secured, which includes besides a score or more of wild boar, deer and various...

Original French title is undetermined.

Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary The Wine Industry, Marsala, Sicily (1914).