The Private Life of the Gannets (1934)

1934 · Short film · 10 min · dir. Julian Huxley

• Documentary

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Synopsis

A 1934 GB production that was picked up in 1937 by Educational for 20th Century Fox distribution about the gannet, a beautiful white and exceedingly graceful bird deemed the best fisherman in the world, that inhabits a small rocky island off the coast of Wales. The film won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

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Details

Director

Julian Huxley

Writer

Ronald Lockley

Studio

London Films Productions, Educational Pictures, Skibo Productions

Released

1934-04-04

Running time

10 minutes

Cast & crew

• JJulian Huxley Director
• A.L. Alexander

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