Bernhard Grzimek

Directing·Apr 24, 1909·Nysa, Poland

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Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.

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HHochkant1982 · Prolog	Prolog
Serengeti Shall Not Die1959 · Self (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer	Self (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer
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No Place for Wild Animals1956 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
EEin Fabeltier fliegt nach Deutschland1955 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
AAuf Nilpferdpfaden1955 · Producer	Producer
Gast der Bambuti1954 · Director	Director
BBesuch bei Tieren1953 · Director	Director
EEin Tag im Frankfurter Zoo1951 · Director	Director