Arne Sucksdorff’s short documentary observes gulls raiding nests and stealing eggs with ruthless persistence. Though presented as pure nature study, the film was widely read as an allegory of Nazism—a symbolic parable of predation and violence during wartime. Sucksdorff himself denied such intent, but remarked that “a film that is not open to interpretation is a dead film.”
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Arne Sucksdorff’s short documentary observes gulls raiding nests and stealing eggs with ruthless persistence. Though presented as pure nature study, the film was widely read as an allegory of Nazism—a symbolic parable of predation and violence during wartime. Sucksdorff himself...
The Gulls (1944) was directed by Arne Sucksdorff. The film is a Documentary production with a runtime of 0h 18m, rated 6.0/10.
The Gulls runs 0h 18m (18 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.0/10 from 1 votes. Genre: Documentary.
The Gulls is rated 6.0/10 by 1 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Documentary fans.
