The Great zoos of the world, Frankfurt

United Kingdom, 1970

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Episode of Series “BBC Scene”.
A tour of the Frankfurt Zoo, showing the influence Dr Bernhard Grzimek, the Director, has had on the kind of animals in the collection and they way in which they are displayed. Also looks at the question of having one man in sole charge of a zoo.

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Credits

producer

Peter Crawford

production company

BBC

Duration

00:30:51:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1970

Appears in

BBC Scene

Group of items

BBC Scene

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321051

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Zoo animals

Animals & Wildlife → Zoo keepers

Animals & Wildlife → Zoological gardens

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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