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Ape and Super-Ape (1972)

1h 44m

Running Time

December 21, 1972
Release Date

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Ape and Super-Ape (1972)

Name: Ape and Super-Ape
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1972-12-21

1h 44m

Running Time

December 21, 1972
Release Date

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Plot.

The film is a study of the differences and similarities between human and animal behaviour. The first part of the movie focuses on the behaviour of various animal species. The second half is about humans. In the original Dutch version writer Anton Koolhaas, who also wrote the script, provided the voice-over.

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Cast & Crew.

Anton Koolhaas

Verteller / Scenario Writer

Bert Haanstra

Director / Producer / Scenario Writer

Gerard Baerends

Scenario Writer

Otto Ketting

Music

Stephen Murray

Narrator (British English language version)

Alexander Scourby

Narrator (US English language version)

Anton de Munster

Cinematography

Leonid Brezhnev

Self

Randee Lynne Jensen

Girl at Beach

Richard Nixon

Self

Anton van Munster

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
December 21, 1972

Original Name
Bij de beesten af

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 44m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Ape and Super-Ape (Dutch: Bij de beesten af) is a 1972 Dutch documentary film directed by Bert Haanstra. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The film is also notable for featuring extensive documentary footage of the life of penguins on Antarctica 33 years before another documentary film, March of the Penguins (2005) focused on the same subject.