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The Last Maneater: Killer Tigers of India (2003) [PG]

Release Date:
May 5, 2003

Original Title:
The Last Maneater: Killer Tigers of India

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Discovery Channel Canada
Exploration Production Inc.
France5
Le Centre National De La Cinematographie
TELE IMAGES NATURE

Production Countries:
British Indian Ocean Territory | Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
CA: PG  US: PG 

Runtime: 46

The tigers of the Sunderbans in India, which have developed a taste for human flesh.

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Sunderbans (Forest of Beauty) is in West Bengal, India, and is the only place on Earth that is the natural habitat of Royal Bengal Tigers that have never known to be fearful of humans. One tiger has been known to kill three fully grown men, leaving behind orphans and widows who belong to poor tribes, dependent on harvesting wild honey and fishing, in a swampy mangrove region. About 80 people are killed annually by these ferocious beasts with razor-sharp jaws, whose forepaws can shatter bones, and sharp teeth can pierce a skull in one bite. Amidst religious superstitions, the narrator attempts to explain the cause behind their taste for human meat in a region devoid of electricity, roadways, firearms and safe drinking water, and why the villagers continue to live there despite of being stalked and mauled on land and water alike.

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Additional Camera:
Patrick McGowan
Frank Vilaca

Director:
Oksana Borowik

Director of Photography:
Christian Gaume

Editor:
Dan Hawkes

Executive Producer:
Andrew Burnstein
John Panikkar

Gaffer:
Hori Ghosh

Grip:
Doug Reid

Location Coordinator:
Suhail Gupta
Manuj Sharma

Music Producer:
Mike Alonzo

Producer:
Oksana Borowik
Frédéric Lepage

Production Assistant:
Rick Stewart

Researcher:
Raj Panikkar

Sound Recordist:
Denis Gautier

Technical Supervisor:
Matthew Sherman

Writer:
Larry Bambrick

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