In the realm of the wild animals
| Television series | |
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| German title | In the realm of the wild animals |
| Original title | Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1963-1988 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 140 |
| genre | education |
| First broadcast | 1963 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 30, 1973 on ZDF |
| occupation | |
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In the realm of the wild animals (original title: Mutual of Omaha ’s Wild Kingdom ) is an American animal documentary that was created by Marlin Perkins in 1963. Perkins moderated the series until 1985, before he was replaced by his former co-host Jim Fowler. The series became very popular outside of the United States as well; it ran for the first time in 1973 on German television. Dubbing speakers for German television were Friedrich Schoenfelder and Thomas Danneberg .
content
The aim of the series was to bring the viewer closer to the life of wild animals. Documentations about animal species from all continents were filmed. Mainly from Africa and South America . Sometimes the shooting was therefore not entirely safe. B. free-living lions or gorillas were filmed.
criticism
" The series also became a popular perennial hit on German television and the committed, enthusiastic and friendly Marlin Perkins was a popular figure. "
DVD release
The series was published in 2006 by the company Bci / Eclipse on 9 DVDs so far.
On December 8, 2017, the first and second season appeared in German. The DVD boxes contain episodes 1 to 26 and 27 to 52 with a playing time of 780 minutes each.
Web links
- Wild Kingdom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Opening credits on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ fernsehserien.de: Critique of Das Fernsehlexikon
- ↑ fernsehserien.de: DVD publications