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The Living Desert(Movie, 1953)

1h 9min | Genre: Documentary
The Living DesertRating: 3.6/5 (with 2323 votes)
The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film that shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the Southwestern United States. The film was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt (uncredited) and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator and was filmed in Tucson, Arizona. The film won the 1953 Oscar for Best Documentary. It is featured in the 2006 DVD Walt Disney Legacy Collection Volume 2: Lands of Exploration. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Living Desert

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film

About The Living Desert

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Arizona
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Dutch (NL)
Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 11/10/1953
Narrator: Winston Hibler
Voice Actor: Winston Hibler
Director: James Algar
Producer: Walt Disney
Executive Producer: Ben Sharpsteen
Film Editor: Norman Palmer
Director of Photography: N. Paul Kenworthy, Robert H. Crandall
Composer: Paul Smith
Other Team Members: Ub Iwerks, Sam Slyfield, Harold Steck, Edward H. Plumb
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Drama do Deserto"
"사막은 살아있다"
"Living Desert, The"

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