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The End of the Game

The End of the Game

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 20, 1976

Runtime

0h 29m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

63%

Original Title

The End of the Game

Production Companies

Opus Films

Director

Robin Lehman

Description

An intimate view of the panorama of African wildlife, giving a sense of what it is really like to be there, and in a dramatic climax makes a poignant plea for conservation. Filmed in Zaire, Kenya and Tanzania, the film takes the viewer from deep inside an anthill, to the majestic giraffes suckling their young. African storms, dung beetle ritual dances, duels for supremacy, feeding time, and playtime all end as the animals disappear one by one while the sound of a rifle shatters the existing magic of life. Winner of the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject, 1976.