Masters of the Congo Jungle (1958)
Les seigneurs de la forêt (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 28min
- Documentary
- 21 Nov 1958 (Belgium)
- Movie
Documentary showing the struggles of the inhabitants--both human and animal--of what was then called the Belgian Congo.
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Cast
| Jean Desailly | ... |
Récitant / Narrator (French version) (voice)
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Georges Aminel | ... |
Récitant / Narrator (French version) (voice)
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Kazuo Aoki | ... |
Narrator (Japanese Version) (voice)
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Bert Brauns | ... |
Narrator Dutch language
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Jørn Jeppesen | ... |
(Danish narrator)
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Herman Niels | ... |
Narrator Dutch version
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Henning Pade | ... |
(Danish narrator)
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| William Warfield | ... |
Narrator, English Language Version (voice)
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| Orson Welles | ... |
Narrator, English Language Version (voice)
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Directed by
| Henry Brandt | ||
| Heinz Sielmann | ||
Written by
| Heinz Sielmann | ... | (narrative) and |
| Sam Hill | ... | (narrative) and |
| Joe Willis | ... | (narrative) |
Produced by
| José Dutillieu | ... | producer |
| Henri Storck | ... | producer |
Music by
| Richard Cornu | ||
Cinematography by
| Paul Grupp | ||
| Anders Lembcke | ||
| Kurt Neubert | ||
| Georg Schimanski | ||
| Fernand Tack | ||
Editing by
| Lewis Linzee | ||
Production Management
| Jean de Landsheere | ... | location production manager |
| José Dutillieu | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Georges Bey | ... | location sound |
| Denise Charvein | ... | sound editor |
| Bernard Clarens | ... | location sound |
| Albert Deguelle | ... | location sound |
| Klaus Philipp | ... | location sound |
| Georg Schimanski | ... | sound editor |
| Lucien Velu | ... | location sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jules Bechhoff | ... | photography assistant |
| Klaus Beckhausen | ... | photography assistant |
| Joos Leyman | ... | photography assistant (as Joest Leyman) |
| Jacques Moniquet | ... | photography assistant |
| Georges Theilacker | ... | photography assistant |
Location Management
| Louis van den Berghe | ... | location production administrator |
Additional Crew
| Daniel Biebuyck | ... | scientific advisor |
| D. Jean Paul Chapin | ... | scientific advisor |
| Charles Cordier | ... | expedition leader |
| Emy Cordier | ... | expedition leader |
| Marcel De Roover | ... | managing director |
| Paul LeLoup | ... | scientific advisor |
Production Companies
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- Twentieth Century Fox (1958) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1960) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1963) (Belgium) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Sinister Cinema (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Journeyman Pictures (2009) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Tôwa Eiga (1961) (Japan) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Singa Home Entertainment (2009) (World-wide) (DVD)
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This fine, fresh and fascinating picture crafts the parallel cycles of the life of man and beast into a magnificently interwoven drama. Narrated by Orson Welles, and described as "a sprawling, multicoloured mosaic of nature" it unfolds the wonder of the African Jungle in all its majesty. |
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| Taglines | You Are There Too...Exploring Nature's Lost World!! See more » |
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