The Year of the wildebeeste

An extraordinary documentary of a herd on one million wildebeests on their annual epic two thousand mile migration in Kenya in search of grain and water during the dry summer months. Immense herd of antelope, zebra, giraffe and buffalo accompany them. Narrator: James Mason.

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Credits

production company

ANGLIA

producer/director

Alan Root

Duration

00:54:10:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012203

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Animal migration

Animals & Wildlife → Wild animals

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Africa

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kenya

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Places → Kenya

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1975

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