Serengeti Shall Not Die

Serengeti Shall Not Die (German: Serengeti darf nicht sterben; also known as Serengeti [1]) is a 1959 German documentary film written and directed by Bernhard Grzimek.

Serengeti Shall Not Die
Cover art for the 1992 VHS video release
Directed byBernhard Grzimek
Written byBernhard Grzimek
Produced byBernhard Grzimek
Narrated byBernhard Grzimek
Edited byKlaus Dudenhöfer
Music byWolfgang Zeller
Release date
  • June 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

His son, cinematographer Michael Grzimek, died on-location during the filming of the documentary when a plane he piloted collided with a vulture.

It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1960.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Serengeti Shall Not Die". Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "NY Times: Serengeti Shall Not Die". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  3. ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards | 1960". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
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