Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)
1h
Running Time
March 2, 2011Release Date

Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)
1h
Running Time
March 2, 2011Release Date
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Plot.
David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever wildlife series, Zoo Quest. Whilst he was there, he acquired a giant egg. It was the egg of an extinct bird known as the 'elephant bird' - the largest bird that ever lived. It has been one of his most treasured possessions ever since. Fifty years older, he now returns to the island to find out more about this amazing creature and to see how the island has changed. Could the elephant bird's fate provide lessons that may help protect Madagascar's remaining wildlife? Using Zoo Quest archive and specially shot location footage, this film follows David as he revisits scenes from his youth and meets people at the front line of wildlife protection. On his return, scientists at Oxford University are able to reveal for the first time how old David's egg actually is - and what that might tell us about the legendary elephant bird.
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Cast & Crew.

David Attenborough
Self - Presenter

Sally Thomson
Director / Producer

Michael Gunton
Executive Producer

Ian Salvage
Director of Photography

Pip Heywood
Editor

Linda Dale
Production Manager

David McKay
Aerial Camera

Graham Ross
Sound Recordist

Peter Howell
Foley Editor

Matt Coster
Foley Artist

Tim Bolt
Colorist

Ange Peers
Location Manager

Jo Ashman
Researcher

Katie Cuss
Production Coordinator

Kate Roberts
Production Coordinator
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
madagascar
fossil
woman director
nature documentary
extinct
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