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Zoo Quest

  • TV Series
  • 1954–1964
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
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David Attenborough in Zoo Quest (1954)
Documentary

David Attenborough explores various remote habitats around the globe in search of various rare and endangered animals.David Attenborough explores various remote habitats around the globe in search of various rare and endangered animals.David Attenborough explores various remote habitats around the globe in search of various rare and endangered animals.

  • Stars
    • David Attenborough
    • Jack Lester
    • Brian Branston
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    • Stars
      • David Attenborough
      • Jack Lester
      • Brian Branston
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  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    David Attenborough
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    • Self - Presenter
    • 1954–1961
    Jack Lester
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1954
    Brian Branston
    • Self - Studio Presenter
    • 1961
    L. Harrison Matthews
    • Self - Co-Presenter
    • 1955
    Joy Adamson
    Joy Adamson
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    • 1961
    George Adamson
    George Adamson
    • Self
    • 1961
    Elsa
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    • 1961
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    • Trivia
      In 2016 a researcher looking through the Zoo Quest (1954) archives held at the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol unearthed more than six hours-worth of original location-shot material on colour 16mm film. (This had been believed to provide better definition on the monochrome 405-line picture of 1950s UK television. Having vetoed the BBC's directive to use cumbersome 35mm cameras, David Attenborough and his cameraman Charles Lagus had opted for the more mobile handheld 16mm cameras.) These films comprised footage for the first three expeditions: "Zoo Quest to West Africa" (1954), "Zoo Quest to Guiana" (1955) and "Zoo Quest for a Dragon" (1956).
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      Featured in Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (2002)

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1954 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zoologische Reise nach Madagaskar
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Black and White

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