The film tells of the beginnings of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. At the end of the 1950s, the Tanzanian National Park Administration wanted to fence in the protected area around the Ngorongoro Crater. Bernhard and Michael Grzimek were invited by the national park administration in 1957 to get a precise picture of the animal migrations and to provide the national park administration with the values they needed for their project. Using a new counting method with two airplanes, the Grzimeks found out that the migration of the herds was different than assumed.
Released: Jun 25, 1959
Runtime: 85 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Bernhard Grzimek, Holger Hagen, Hermann Rockmann, Michael Grzimek
Crew: Wolfgang Zeller (Original Music Composer), Bernhard Grzimek (Director), Hermann Gimbel (Director of Photography), Bernhard Grzimek (Screenplay), Richard Graf (Director of Photography), Bernhard Grzimek (Producer)