Wisdom of the Wild
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Wisdom of the Wild

9.0 / 10 1940 12mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all know that a time of plenty will not last forever". Austerity-stricken wartime viewers can learn from their economical feeding habits. An entertaining hybrid of public information and natural history from the makers of wildlife series Secrets of Life. Released in the BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Cast & Crew

EV

E. V. H. Emmett

Narrator (voice)

Lead

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mary Field's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Wisdom of the Wild is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker