Favorite Films & Documentaries on East Africa
(Female Impala, Tsavo National Park, Kenya. Photo by Richard G. Beyer)
KING SOLOMON'S MINES, 1953, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr
THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, 1996, Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas
MOGAMBO, 1953, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly
MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON, 1990, Patrick Bergen, Iain Glen
THE MACOMBER AFFAIR, 1947, Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett
HATARI, 1962, John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli
GORILLAS IN THE MIST, 1988, Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown
THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO, 1952, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner
TRADER HORN, 1931, Harry Carey, Edwina Booth
SOMETHING OF VALUE, 1957, Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter
BORN FREE, 1966, Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers
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Documentaries On African Wildlife And Their Great Champions (Worth Tracking Down)
FATHER OF LIONS, A Look At George Adamson
A SEASON IN THE SUN, An Alan Root Classic
AFRICAN ODYSSEY, Mark & Delia Owens In Botswana
ELEPHANTS OF TSAVO, Pre Ivory-Ban Film By Simon Trevor
MAN OF THE SERENGETI, Nat. Geo. On Tepelit Ole Saitoti
QUEEN OF THE BEASTS, Outstanding Lion Study
SERENGETI DIARY, Saitoti Becomes An Elder
MZIMA: MYSTERIOUS SPRING, An Alan Root Classic
THE FAMILY THAT LIVES WITH ELEPHANTS, The Douglas-Hamiltons & Their Elephant Study At Lake Manyara
ANIMALS ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, Classic By Jamie Uys
TWO IN THE BUSH, Joan & Alan Root At Work
KAREN BLIXEN (A&E BIOGRAPHY), Fascinating & Factual