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Masters of the Congo Jungle: Directed by Henry Brandt, Heinz Sielmann. With Jean Desailly, Georges Aminel, Kazuo Aoki, Bert Brauns. Documentary showing the struggles of the inhabitants--both human and animal--of what was then called the Belgian Congo.
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- Documentary
- Henry Brandt, Heinz Sielmann
- 1958-11-21
Jan 7, 2022 · Originally released in Belgium as Seigneurs de la Foret, the English version of Masters of the Congo Jungle features narration by Orson Welles, whose unmistakable energy and dramatic sense propels the unique and shocking footage captured by the filmmakers.
- 85 min
An often brutal documentary filmed entirely in the Belgian Congo, this 1959 documentary was one of the earliest to bring the jungle's life and death struggle...
- 85 min
- 7.5K
- Belgian Congo
Sep 6, 2019 · 9. 1.8K views 4 years ago. 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...
- 1 min
- 1880
- Journeyman Pictures
This documentary explores the jungles of the area known as the Belgian Congo (later Zaire and then Democratic Republic of Congo), as filmmaker Henry Brandt shows many of the customs of the...
- Henry Brandt, Heinz Sielmann
- Documentary
Oct 20, 2022 · An often brutal documentary filmed entirely in the Belgian Congo, this 1959 expose was one of the earliest to bring the jungle's life and death struggle to Western audiences. Grisly footage of lions feasting on their prey and vultures staking out their territory is interspersed with tales of how humankind has attempted to fit into this hostile ...
- DVD
May 30, 2008 · 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. May 1959. A sprawling, multicoloured...
- 10 min
- 22.9K
- Journeyman Pictures