The African Lion
| Title: | The African Lion |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Tagline: | Out of the heart of Africa now comes natures greatest drama Three years of waiting, watching, stalking in the shadow of the brooding Kilimanjaro, and on the wide expanses of the Serengeti Plains to |
| Directors: | James Algar |
| Writers: | James Algar (writer) & Winston Hibler (writer) |
| Actors: | Winston Hibler |
| Rating: | 7.9 | 48 votes |
| Languages: | English |
| Color: | Color |
| Country: | USA |
| Company: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Genres: | Family | Documentary |
| Comments: | |
| 1) Disney documentary is one superb piece of work! Chronicles wildlife inAfrica, centering on the King of the Beasts but also includes fascinatingglimpses of rhinos, hippos, vultures, and even locusts(whose swarm isvividly captured). Three years in the making, film is an excellent primerfor curious children, also terrifically entertaining for theadults.
2) Really a superb nature documentary, a captivating watch. I can’t thinkof a better film on the wild kingdom. Why isn’t this available onvideo? This is not specifically a film about lions as it’s titleimplies, this is a film about the African wild, untouched, withfascinating looks at the life and times a full variety of speciesincluding elephants, rhino’s, giraffes, antelope, monkeys, leopards,and more.. Near the beginning, the narrator says; "This is Africa, The LionsRealm.." which would have been a more appropriate title. The filmcovers a lot of different species, and it does so in a way that enablesthe viewer to both absorb specific insights into the daily existence ofindividual creatures, while at the same time experience the essence ofthe wild as a whole. Now admittedly, I love nature and wildlife type shows; and my opinionis that this production made over 50 years ago, is amongst kings ofnature films. |
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