Directing
Bernhard Grzimek
DE cinema · 9 credits
Born
24 April 1909
Died
13 March 1987 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]
Also known as Clemens Hoffbauer
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.
Known for
Filmography
Serengeti Shall Not Die
as Self (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer
No Place for Wild Animals
Director, Writer, Novel