Africa: The Serengeti (1994)

Directed by

George Casey

Genre

nature documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

39 min

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows animals on the Serengeti plain in East Africa over the course of a year. It shows millions of wildebeests, zebras, and antelope traveling hundreds of miles during the great migration while lions and other predators stalk them.

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What happens

Africa: The Serengeti is a documentary film directed by George Casey. It was filmed in 70mm on location in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and Kenya's Masai Mara. This documentary film is narrated by James Earl Jones. It was originally released to IMAX theaters in 1994. The film features nature cinematography during a year at East Africa's Serengeti plain. The Serengeti is a huge area of grassland in Tanzania. Once a year, in time of drought, animals travel north in order to survive. This "great migration", an event in which millions of wildebeests, zebras, and antelope travel several hundred miles across the plain, while lions and other dangers await them along the way, is considered one of the great wonders of the world. Hans Zimmer, composer of The Lion King (where Jones lent his voice to Mufasa), contributed to the film soundtrack. Casey followed this film with another nature documentary, Alaska: Spirit of the Wild. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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