Animal olympians

United Kingdom, 1980

Film
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Fascinating comparisons are made between human Olympic skills and feats in the animal world. Shows many animal performances such as breath-held depth diving, animal marksmen, gliding, speed flying, soaring and hovering.

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Credits

producer

Jeffery Boswall

production company

BBC

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014458

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animal locomotion

Animals & Wildlife → Animals

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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