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Serengeti Shall Not Die

1959 German documentary film directed by Bernhard Grzimek
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Summary

Serengeti Shall Not Die is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (655 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3]
  • Director: Bernhard Grzimek[4], Michael Grzimek[5]
  • Screenwriter: Bernhard Grzimek[6]
  • Composer: Wolfgang Zeller[7]
  • Genre: nature documentary[8]
  • Producer: Bernhard Grzimek[9]
  • Director of photography: Bernhard Grzimek[10], Michael Grzimek[11], Alan Root[12], Richard Graf[13], Hermann Gimbel[14]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[15]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[16], theatrical release[17], home video release[18]
  • Color: color[19]
  • Country of origin: Germany[20]
  • Publication date: June 25, 1959[21]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[22]
  • Narrative location: Tanzania[23]
  • Filming location: Tanzania[24]
  • Film editor: Klaus Dudenhöfer[25]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[26]
  • Title: Serengeti darf nicht sterben[27]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[28]
  • Duration: 85 minutes[29]
  • P14821: 53268[30]

Why It Matters

Serengeti Shall Not Die has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Serengeti Shall Not Die receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].

Related Entities

Bernhard Grzimek Cremona film Germany Netflix Tanzania

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'bg', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'pt', 'sw', 'tr',
    Ampas collections film id → W077292
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W077292, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 53268
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 53268, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → German
    Fsk film rating → FSK 6
    Producer → Bernhard Grzimek
    Narrative location → Tanzania
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 14345, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
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