"A true-to-life adventure as big as Africa itself."01 September 1969Adventure, Drama, History100 mins
The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a pet Bushbaby. Fearing what the future holds she decides to set the pet free but while doing so misses the boat back to England. After meeting up with a friendly native they try to resolve the situation together. Things take a turn for the worse when it is falsely reported that the native has kidnapped her, thus putting a price on his head
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
The film tells of the beginnings of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. At the end of the 1950s, the Tanzanian National Park Administration wanted to fence in the protected area around the Ngorongoro Crater.
In the remote and forgotten wilderness of Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania, one of nature's last great mysteries unfolds: the birth, life and death of a million crimson-winged flamingos.
In Old Moshi, Tanzania, a head is missing : the skull of Chief Meli, who fought the German colonial occupation of his territory and was executed in response to his resistance in 1900.
Maasai Remix follows three Maasai individuals who—in the United Nations, a Tanzanian village, an American university—confront challenges to their community by drawing strength from local traditions, modifying them when necessary, and melding them with new resources.
It would be hard to name anyone who has had more of an impact in the realm of animal research and wildlife conservation than Jane Goodall, whose 45 year study of wild chimpanzees in Africa is legendary.
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from The Bushbaby:
John Trent - "The Bushbaby" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) [1969]
The 1969 film adaptation of Canadian writer Williams H. Stevenson children's novel "The Bushbabies" featuring Margaret Leclere (née Brooks) as Jackie Leeds ...
The Bushbaby - "I don't want to go away" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer 1969) [CC]
Early scene from "The Bushbaby" in which Jackie comes to realize that soon she'll be parted from her childhood home as well as her new friend Komba the ...
The Bushbaby - Opening credits / "Kwaheri" (MGM 1969)
Opening credits from "The Bushbaby" featuring the song "Kwaheri" composed by Les Reed with lyrics in Swahili by Robert Magwaza. Film based on William H.
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