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Release Date:
July 9, 1980
Original Title:
Animal Olympians
Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie
Production Companies:
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 82
Animal Olympians examines the extraordinary athletic prowess of the animal kingdom, comparing and contrasting the beauty, endurance and sheer power of a variety of creatures with that of human sportsmen.
Additional Photography:
Des Bartlett
Director:
Jeffery Boswall
Director of Photography:
Eric Ashby
Charles E. Doucet
Robert G. Dickson
Ray Henman
Ronald Eastman
Rodger Jackman
Hugh Miles
Eric Lucey
Martin Saunders
Editor:
Andrew Naylor
Pat Sylvester
Graphic Designer:
Bob Cummins
Producer:
Jeffery Boswall
Producer's Assistant:
Liz Whitmore
Researcher:
Charles Dickson
Pamela Jackson
Robin Prytherch
Writer:
Jeffery Boswall
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