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Alan Root

Cinematographer | Producer | Director

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While filming footage for Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988), Root was bitten in the thigh by a charging gorilla, as he describes in TV documentary "Gorillas: Primal Contact." On another occasion (in 1969) his left forefinger was bitten off by a puff adder. See more trivia »

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Filmography

Hide HideCinematographer (13 titles)
2001 Built for the Kill (TV series documentary)
– Grassland
 
1996 Heart of Africa (TV mini-series)
 
1984 The Living Planet (TV series documentary)
– The Sky Above (1984)
 
1980 Kobjes: A Rock for All Seasons (documentary)
 
1978 Mysterious Castles of Clay (documentary)
 
1975 Balloon Safari (documentary)
 
1975 The Year of the Wildebeest (documentary)
 
1972-1974 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
– The Big Cats (1974)
– Man of Serengeti (1972)
– The Last Tribes of Mindanao (1972)
 
1973 Baobab: Portrait of a Tree (short)
 
1972 Mzima: Portrait of a Spring (documentary)
 
1967 Geheimnis Leben (documentary)
 
1967 Survival (TV series documentary)
– Kill by Kindness (1967)
 
1959 Serengeti (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
2006 Nature (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Queen of the Trees (2006) (executive producer)
 
1996 Heart of Africa (TV mini-series) (producer)
 
1980 Kobjes: A Rock for All Seasons (documentary) (producer)
 
1978 Mysterious Castles of Clay (documentary) (producer)
 
1975 Balloon Safari (documentary) (producer)
 
1975 The Year of the Wildebeest (documentary) (producer)
 
1973 Baobab: Portrait of a Tree (short) (producer)
 
1972 Mzima: Portrait of a Spring (documentary) (producer)
 
1961 Survival (TV series documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
1996 Heart of Africa (TV mini-series) (segment "Forest Primeval")
 
1980 Kobjes: A Rock for All Seasons (documentary)
 
1978 Mysterious Castles of Clay (documentary)
 
1975 Balloon Safari (documentary)
 
1975 The Year of the Wildebeest (documentary)
 
1973 Baobab: Portrait of a Tree (short)
 
1972 Mzima: Portrait of a Spring (documentary)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1999 Africa's Flying Hooves (TV documentary) (consultant)
 
1988 Gorillas in the Mist (special gorilla photographer: Zaire)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1961 Survival (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– S.O.S. Rhino (1961) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2011 The Greatest Return (video documentary short) (post-production)
Himself
 
2009 The Blood of the Rose (documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2005 ITV 50 Greatest Shows (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 The Way We Went Wild (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Trivia:

While filming footage for Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988), Root was bitten in the thigh by a charging gorilla, as he describes in TV documentary "Gorillas: Primal Contact." On another occasion (in 1969) his left forefinger was bitten off by a puff adder. See more »

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