Bernhard Grzimek
- Directing
- April 24, 1909 · Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]
- March 13, 1987
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Planet Wissen · Self
- Hochkant · Prolog
- Heut' abend · Self
- Auf los geht's los · Self
- Das ist Ihr Leben · Self
- Die Drehscheibe · Self
- Serengeti Shall Not Die · Self, Director
- Schwalben am Spieß · Director
- Zum blauen Bock · Self
- Ein Platz für Tiere · Self, Creator
- No Place for Wild Animals · Director, Writer
- Ein Fabeltier fliegt nach Deutschland · Director, Producer
- Auf Nilpferdpfaden · Producer
- Gast der Bambuti · Director
- Besuch bei Tieren · Director
- Ein Tag im Frankfurter Zoo · Director
- Bambi · Self