documentary film "Serengeti Shall Not Die"
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"Serengeti Shall Not Die" is a pioneering 1959 German wildlife documentary that helped raise global awareness of the need to conserve Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park.
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| documentary film "Serengeti Shall Not Die" canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: documentary film "Serengeti Shall Not Die" Context triple: [Bernhard Grzimek, notableFor, documentary film "Serengeti Shall Not Die"]
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documentary film "Mama Africa"
"Mama Africa" is a documentary film that explores the life, music, and political activism of South African singer and anti-apartheid icon Miriam Makeba.
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documentary film "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" is a documentary film that profiles Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, focusing on his political dissent, creative work, and clashes with Chinese authorities.
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documentary film "Howard"
"Howard" is a documentary film that explores the life, creative legacy, and untimely death of lyricist Howard Ashman, best known for his work on Disney classics like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
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documentary film "No Stone Unturned"
"No Stone Unturned" is a documentary film by Alex Gibney that investigates the 1994 Loughinisland massacre in Northern Ireland and the alleged cover-up surrounding it.
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Predators of the Serengeti
Predators of the Serengeti is an Oregon Zoo exhibit that immerses visitors in the wildlife and ecosystem of East Africa’s Serengeti, highlighting its iconic carnivores and their habitats.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: documentary film "Serengeti Shall Not Die" Target entity description: "Serengeti Shall Not Die" is a pioneering 1959 German wildlife documentary that helped raise global awareness of the need to conserve Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park.
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A.
documentary film "Mama Africa"
"Mama Africa" is a documentary film that explores the life, music, and political activism of South African singer and anti-apartheid icon Miriam Makeba.
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B.
documentary film "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" is a documentary film that profiles Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, focusing on his political dissent, creative work, and clashes with Chinese authorities.
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C.
documentary film "Howard"
"Howard" is a documentary film that explores the life, creative legacy, and untimely death of lyricist Howard Ashman, best known for his work on Disney classics like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
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D.
documentary film "No Stone Unturned"
"No Stone Unturned" is a documentary film by Alex Gibney that investigates the 1994 Loughinisland massacre in Northern Ireland and the alleged cover-up surrounding it.
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E.
Predators of the Serengeti
Predators of the Serengeti is an Oregon Zoo exhibit that immerses visitors in the wildlife and ecosystem of East Africa’s Serengeti, highlighting its iconic carnivores and their habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary film
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wildlife documentary ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 32nd Academy Awards ⓘ |
| aim | advocacy for long-term protection of Serengeti National Park ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| basedOn | conservation work of Bernhard Grzimek in the Serengeti ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Grzimek ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | West Germany ⓘ |
| depicts |
African savanna ecosystem
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large mammal migrations ⓘ |
| director | Bernhard Grzimek ⓘ |
| distributor | Neue Filmverleih ⓘ |
| era | post-war West German cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Serengeti ecosystem ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | on-location wildlife photography ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental film
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nature documentary ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork |
book "Serengeti Shall Not Die" by Bernhard Grzimek
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linked to:
Serengeti Shall Not Die
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| hasTheme |
establishment and defense of national parks
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protection of endangered species ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest widely known films about African wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| influenced |
international conservation movement
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public perception of African wildlife ⓘ |
| narrator | Bernhard Grzimek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering wildlife conservation documentary
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raising global awareness of Serengeti conservation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Serengeti darf nicht sterben
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linked to:
Serengeti Shall Not Die
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| portrays |
human–wildlife conflict in East Africa
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migration of animals in the Serengeti ⓘ |
| producer | Bernhard Grzimek ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Neue Filmverleih ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 85 minutes ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Tanzania ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Serengeti National Park ⓘ |
| starring |
Bernhard Grzimek
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Michael Grzimek ⓘ |
| subject |
Serengeti National Park
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Tanzania ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1950s East Africa ⓘ |
| title | Serengeti Shall Not Die ⓘ |
| writer | Bernhard Grzimek ⓘ |
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