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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

 1931
 86 minutes (1 hrs 26 mins)
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Production Country

United States

Production Studio

Murnau-Flaherty Productions

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Directed by

F.W. Murnau

Starring

Matahi · Anne Chevalier · Bill Bambridge · Hitu · Ah Fong · Jules

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Release dates

US release date US release
1st August 1931
Sweden release date Sweden release
30th July 1931
United States release date United States release
1st August 1931

Certificates

US
TV-PG

AL

Btl

A

T

6

13

Total grosses

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News from around the web
The 2026 San Francisco Silent Film Festival  Screen Slate Mon, 4th May 2026

Review: F.W. Murnau’s Tabu: A Story of the South Seas on Kino Lorber Blu-ray  slantmagazine.com Wed, 16th December 2015

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)  IMDb Fri, 8th May 2026

Miguel Gomes’ Tabu & F. W. Murnau’s Tabu  Film International Tue, 22nd October 2013

NOA NOA ON THE WANNSEE: TABU, PEOPLE ON SUNDAY, AND THE LOST PARADISE OF SILENT FILM  Artforum Fri, 22nd September 2023

DVD: Tabu  The Arts Desk Tue, 25th June 2013