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  • Das Auge Afrikas: Der Filmpionier Hans Schomburgk (2020)
  • TV Movie | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
Das Auge Afrikas: Der Filmpionier Hans Schomburgk (2020)
TV Movie | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
In 1898, barely 18 years old, the German Hans Schomburgk, a native of Hamburg, set foot on the black continent for the first time. In 1912, he was admitted to the Royal Geographical Society in London and convinced a production company to ...See moreIn 1898, barely 18 years old, the German Hans Schomburgk, a native of Hamburg, set foot on the black continent for the first time. In 1912, he was admitted to the Royal Geographical Society in London and convinced a production company to finance his first film expedition to Africa. Two years later, the apprentice director achieved immense success with the documentary "Hiking and trails in Africa". Tested by the two world conflicts - the Allies confiscated his reels during the Great War, just like the Nazis, in 1940 - Hans Schomburgk managed to bounce back by setting out again to film the endangered wildlife of Kruger Park or the ancient traditions of the San, until to his farewell to Africa in 1956. See less
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Director
Anna Schmidt
Writer
Anna Schmidt
Cinematographer
Axel Schneppat
Editor
Steffen Herrmann
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Updated Nov 14, 2020
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Nov 14, 2020 (Germany)

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Rolf Fuhrmann
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Markus Lanz (2008)
Meg Gehrts-Schomburgk
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Eine weisse unter Kannibalen (1921)
Paul Lieberenz
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Auf Pirschgang (1944)
Adjaï Paulin Oloukpona-Yinnon
Self / Prof. Emeritus of German literature Self / Prof. Emeritus of German literature   See fewer
Das Auge Afrikas: Der Filmpionier Hans Schomburgk (2020)
Hans Schomburgk
Self - Subject (archive footage) Self - Subject (archive footage)   See fewer
Eine weisse unter Kannibalen (1921)
Gerlinde Waz
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