Bernhard Grzimek

Known for DirectingBorn 1909-04-24Died 1987-03-13Nysa, Poland

Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.Read more

Movies & web series

Bambi

Auf los geht's los

Planet Wissen

Die Drehscheibe

Heut' abend

No Place for Wild Animals

Serengeti Shall Not Die

Zum blauen Bock

Hochkant

Das ist Ihr Leben

Schwalben am Spieß

Ein Platz für Tiere

Auf Nilpferdpfaden

Ein Fabeltier fliegt nach Deutschland

Gast der Bambuti

Besuch bei Tieren

Ein Tag im Frankfurter Zoo