David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
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- PG
- 1h 23min
- Documentary, Biography
- 04 Oct 2020 (USA)
- TV Movie
In this documentary David Attenborough, the celebrated naturalist, reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime and the devastating changes he has seen. The film provides a snapshot of global nature loss in a single lifetime.
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Awards:
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
| David Attenborough | ... |
Self
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Max Hughes | ... |
Self / Young David Attenborough
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Directed by
| Alastair Fothergill | ||
| Jonathan Hughes | ... | (as Jonnie Hughes) |
| Keith Scholey | ||
Produced by
| Uros Bor | ... | consulting producer |
| Colin Butfield | ... | executive producer |
| Jonathan Clay | ... | field producer (as Jon Clay) |
| Alastair Fothergill | ... | executive producer |
| Daniel Huertas | ... | field producer |
| Jonathan Hughes | ... | producer (as Jonnie Hughes) |
| Ilaira Mallalieu | ... | assistant producer |
| Keith Scholey | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Steven Price | ||
Cinematography by
| Gemilang Dini Ar-Rasyid | ||
| Gavin Thurston | ||
Editing by
| Martin Elsbury | ||
Editorial Department
| James Aitken | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Lauren Childs | ... | technical assistant |
| Rob Childs | ... | technical assistant |
| Darren Clementson | ... | technical manager |
| Charles Dyer | ... | additional editor |
| Adam Inglis | ... | colorist |
Production Management
| Shareen Brown | ... | senior communications manager: WWF |
| Dan Clamp | ... | head of technical operations |
| Claire Cockett | ... | senior partnership manager: WWF |
| Emma Collacott | ... | senior communications strategist: WWF |
| Emily Compton | ... | head of operations & events: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Michael Guerrero | ... | senior marketing manager: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Jane Hamlin | ... | head of production |
| Bethany Hutchings | ... | senior public relations manager: WWF |
| Anna Jones | ... | operations & events manager: WWF |
| Kenji Lloyd | ... | marketing manager: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Fiona Marsh | ... | production manager |
| Laura Meacham | ... | production manager |
| Elly Salisbury | ... | resources & operations manager |
| Riannon Shah | ... | business communications manager: WWF |
Sound Department
| Paul Ackerman | ... | foley artist |
| Jonny Crew | ... | sound editor |
| Hannah Gregory | ... | foley editor |
| Kate Hopkins | ... | sound editor |
| Tom Mercer | ... | foley editor |
| Tim Owens | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Bill Rudolph | ... | sound recordist |
| Diana Smith | ... | Audio Post Co-ordinator |
| Chris Watson | ... | sound |
| Graham Wild | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Andrew Yarme | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Matt Larsen-Daw | ... | education manager: WWF |
| Shaun Littlewood | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matthew Chippendale Jones | ... | camera technician |
| Darren Clementson | ... | additional cinematography |
| Paul Collins | ... | additional cinematography |
| James Dean | ... | additional cinematography |
| Joe Fereday | ... | additional cinematography |
| Tim Jolly | ... | additional cinematography |
| Katie Mayhew | ... | assistant camera |
| Jacob Parish | ... | additional cinematography |
| Alejo Sabugo | ... | additional cinematography |
| Tom Thurston | ... | assistant camera |
| Barny Trevelyan-Johnson | ... | additional cinematography |
| Matthijs van der Velden | ... | camera operator |
| Roger Horrocks | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Geoff Alexander | ... | conductor |
| David Butterworth | ... | orchestrator |
| Jon Carnac | ... | musician: Solo Clarinet |
| Philip Cobb | ... | musician: Solo Trumpet |
| Richard Cookson | ... | musician: viola |
| Gareth Cousins | ... | music editor / score mixer / score mixer: British Grove Studios |
| Bradley Farmer | ... | score editor |
| Susie Gillis | ... | orchestra contractor: Isobel Griffiths Ltd. |
| Lillie Harris | ... | music preparation |
| Clifton Harrison | ... | musician: viola |
| Dave Hartley | ... | musician: Piano (as David Hartley) |
| Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: Harp |
| Eliza Marshall | ... | musician: Solo Flute |
| Vicky Matthews | ... | musician: cello |
| John Mills | ... | musician: Solo Violin / orchestra leader |
| Connie Pollard | ... | conductor (as Connie Bottogeni) / orchestrator (as Connie Bottogeni) |
| Marc Robinson | ... | soundtrack executive |
| Jason Savory | ... | composer: additional music / orchestrator |
| William Schofield | ... | musician: Solo Cello (as Will Schofield) |
| Richard Watkins | ... | musician: Solo French Horn |
| Warren Zielinski | ... | musician: violin |
| John Barrett | ... | score recording engineer (uncredited) |
| Samuel Karl Bohn | ... | composer: trailer music (uncredited) |
| Marta Maria Di Nozzi | ... | additional assistant engineer (uncredited) |
| Steve Mair | ... | musician: Double Bass (uncredited) |
| Vicky Matthews | ... | orchestra: cello (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: Double Bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | Viola (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Zoë Armstrong | ... | production coordinator (as Zoe Beresford) |
| Paige Ashton | ... | communications manager: WWF |
| Leanne Bowcott | ... | production coordinator |
| Liz Callegari | ... | project director: WWF |
| Will Clarke | ... | chairman: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Gene Cornelius | ... | footage provided by |
| Marcus Coyle | ... | equipment coordinator |
| Ellie de Cent | ... | field assistant (as Ellie De Cent) |
| Lia Devlin | ... | head of publicity: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Adam Eldrett | ... | Miscellaneous Crew / head of home entertainment: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Amy Fielding | ... | production coordinator |
| Bryony Forde | ... | director of sales: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Sarah Garner | ... | finance assistant |
| Will Goldenberg | ... | stock footage provider |
| Rebecca Hart | ... | researcher |
| Annabelle Hawkes | ... | team personal assistant: WWF |
| Stacy Hill | ... | production coordinator (as Stacey Hill) |
| Remi Hinds | ... | sales coordinator: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Nicole Hobart | ... | production coordinator |
| Rachel James | ... | production accountant |
| Mark B. Jones | ... | head of publicity: Altitude Film Distribution |
| Sude Karadinc | ... | distribution assistant: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Gursharn Khaira | ... | head of business & legal affairs: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Matthew Polvorosa Kline | ... | footage provided by |
| Michelle Lindley | ... | researcher |
| Andy Mayson | ... | co-ceo: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Hamish Moseley | ... | managing director: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Judi Oborne | ... | finance coordinator |
| Sean Pearce | ... | technical lead |
| Adam Robertson | ... | content & communications supervisor communications manager: WWF |
| Niraj Sharda | ... | production coordinator |
| Sarah Wann | ... | researcher |
| Carrie Watson | ... | communications assistant: WWF |
| Alice Werdine | ... | marketing assistant: Altitute Film Distribution |
| Mark Wright | ... | science director: WWF |
Thanks
| Amy Anderson | ... | with thanks to |
| Zoë Armstrong | ... | with thanks to (as Zoë Beresford) |
| Susan Attenborough | ... | special thanks |
| Matt Carr | ... | with thanks to |
| Emily Davies | ... | with thanks to |
| Samantha Davis | ... | with thanks to |
| Philippa Edward | ... | with thanks to |
| Philippa Edwards | ... | thanks to |
| André Hoffmann | ... | special thanks |
| Rosalie Hoffmann | ... | special thanks |
| Cristina Hughes | ... | with thanks to |
| Naomi Knott | ... | with thanks to |
| Keira Malik | ... | with thanks to |
| Conor McDonnell | ... | thanks |
| Conor McDonnell | ... | with thanks to |
| Andrew Pankhurst | ... | with thanks to |
| Eleanor Perryman | ... | with thanks to |
| Steve Phillips | ... | with thanks to |
| Gina Shepperd | ... | with thanks to |
| Andrew Sibbald | ... | special thanks |
| Ben Sibbald | ... | special thanks |
| Blanche Sibbald | ... | special thanks |
| Emma Sibbald | ... | special thanks |
| Kate Sibbald | ... | special thanks |
| Rosie Sibbald | ... | special thanks |
| Jim Spickler | ... | with thanks to (as Jim Campbell-Spickler) |
| Jessica Sweidan | ... | special thanks: Synchronicity Earth |
| Kalyan Varma | ... | thanks |
| Alex Vroom | ... | special thanks |
| Jeroen Vroom | ... | special thanks |
| Lucas Vroom | ... | special thanks |
| Sandra Vroom | ... | special thanks |
| Thomas Vroom | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2020) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Piece of Magic Entertainment (2020) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Netflix (2020) (Argentina) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2020) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- AG Leventis Foundation (special thanks)
- BBC Motion Gallery (footage provided by)
- British Grove Studios (score mixed at)
- CBC Studios, Toronto (score recorded at)
- Discovery Access (footage provided by)
- Duncan Louis Stewart Foundation (special thanks)
- Environmental Funders Network (special thanks)
- Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust (special thanks)
- Evolution Education Trust (special thanks)
- Gentle Canada Productions (music distributed by)
- Getty Images (footage provided by)
- Global Imageworks (footage provided by)
- Go Project Films (footage provided by)
- Greenpeace (footage provided by)
- IMF Pictures (footage provided by)
- International Animal Rescue (IAR) (footage provided by)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Kalyan Varma Photography (footage provided by)
- NASA Images (footage provided by)
- Papa Sierra (footage provided by)
- Quadrature Climate Foundation (special thanks)
- Restore Our Planet (special thanks)
- Synchronicity Earth (special thanks)
- The Garfield Weston Foundation (special thanks)
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra (music performed by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement. In his 93 years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Now, for the first time he reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has seen. Honest, revealing and urgent, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET is a powerful first-hand account of humanity's impact on nature and a message of hope for future generations. Created by award-winning natural history filmmakers Silverback Films and global conservation organization WWF, the film is Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes and Keith Scholey and Executive Produced by Colin Butfield. Celebrated British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has a broadcasting career spanning over eight decades. He has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and bringing the wonders of the living world to audiences worldwide through groundbreaking natural history series. His work includes: Life on Earth, Planet Earth and more recently the Netflix original documentary series Our Planet. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | He introduced us to the world. Now he tells his greatest story. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film serves as Attenborough's witness statement for the natural world and future generation. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #3.197 (2020). See more » |
| Quotes |
David Attenborough:
This is not about saving our planet, it's about saving ourselves. The truth is, with our without us, the natural world will rebuild. See more » |