The feature film Serengeti Shall Not Die, released on June 25, 1959, was written, produced, directed and narrated by German producer Bernhard Grzimek. It won an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award for Best Documentary Film – 1959. When I was still a child growing up in Dar es Salaam, many years after its release, I remember seeing this film with my parents at the Drive In. Cinema. . I will remember that experience for the rest of my life. It was incredible. This article, through the lens of award-winning cinematography, will discuss the Serengeti; how her beauty has inspired the film industry; and how you too can experience its incredibly vast treeless plains – 30,000 square kilometers of them!
The Lion King, a 1994 animated feature film by Walt Disney and its subsequent theatrical production, were inspired by the Serengeti. The Lion King, a musical, won two Academy Awards and the Golden Globe for Best Picture. Elton John composed the songs and Tim Rice was the lyricist with an original score by Hans Zimmer. This film grossed more than eight hundred million dollars worldwide and, until 2003, was the most successful animated feature film. To date, it remains the sixth highest grossing animated film and the highest grossing hand-drawn animated feature film. Disney didn’t stop there. They later produced a sequel, The Lion King II and Simba’s Pride (1998); and a prequel / parallel, The Lion King 1½ (2004).
The fact that the movie’s inspiration came from the Serengeti says it all. And to think that its ecosystem, wildlife and national park have not only inspired the film industry, but have also inspired, dazzled and attracted many tourists from all over the world, says a lot about this wonderful safari destination. Serengeti has truly earned its rightful place as one of the ten natural wonders of world travel. It offers seemingly endless plains; the world famous circular migration of more than two million mammals through Tanzania and Kenya; and a guaranteed front-row view of an action-packed tapestry of diverse habitats ranging from riparian forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands; And not to mention wildebeest, gazelles, zebras, buffalo, giraffes, lions, leopards, and cheetahs, to name just a few. To borrow the title of the movie that brought Serengeti into the world, I say, Serengeti will not die!
Bottom line: A Serengeti-inspired Hollywood movie studio brought us the blockbuster animated film The Lion King. The film grossed more than eight hundred million dollars worldwide. A German producer, in 1959, brought Serengeti Shall Not Die to moviegoers around the world and won an Academy Award for best picture that year. The Serengeti of Tanzania, having attracted the attention of film producers and being appreciated and embraced by people from all over the world, speaks volumes about what (Serengeti) has to offer the world in terms of its ecosystem, wildlife and park. national. To plan a trip to the Serengeti and see for yourself where the inspiration for all these incredibly successful films came from, check with your tour operator and be sure to book your safari vacation in advance.