Documentary · United Kingdom · 1940 · 12m

Wisdom of the Wild

Director

Mary Field F. Percy Smith

Cast

E. V. H. Emmett as Narrator (voice)

Crew

J.V. Durden — Director of Photography Oliver G. Pike — Director of Photography J.V. Durden — Editor

Synopsis

A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all know that a time of plenty will not last forever". Austerity-stricken wartime viewers can learn from their economical feeding habits. An entertaining hybrid of public information and natural history from the makers of wildlife series Secrets of Life. Released in the BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Mary Field Director F. Percy Smith Director J.V. Durden Director of Photography Oliver G. Pike Director of Photography J.V. Durden Editor

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