An intimate view of the panorama of African wildlife, giving a sense of what it is really like to be there, and in a dramatic climax makes a poignant plea for conservation. Filmed in Zaire, Kenya and Tanzania, the film takes the viewer from deep inside an anthill, to the majestic giraffes suckling their young. African storms, dung beetle ritual dances, duels for supremacy, feeding time, and playtime all end as the animals disappear one by one while the sound of a rifle shatters the existing magic of life. Winner of the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject, 1976.
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Robin Lehman Director · Jacqueline Lecompte Editor
United States release August 23, 1976 · Produced in United States
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Opus Films
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United States
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Spoken on screen
No dialogue
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United States · August 23, 1976
TV · PBS
United States
November 20, 1976 · Premiere · Virgin Islands Int'l Film Festival (Best Documentary)
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