The Living Desert poster

The Living Desert( 1953)

TV-MADocumentary
71%
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Overview

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description.

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      Winston Hibler

      Narrator

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 07 2025
    There’s a fun scene in this documentary that sees a tiny little mouse try to burrow it’s way out of the jaws of a rattlesnake only to find it’s assisted by a very unlikely ally - a tarantula! That should give you a clue as to the content of this film that very much does what it says on the can. Using some intimate (and probably patient) photographic techniques, we spend time in the arid wilderness of Death and Monument Valleys where despite the dryness a great variety of flora and fauna not only survive but thrive. It’s very much an eat or be eaten mentality for just about everything as there p...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • animal species
    • animal attack
    • wilderness
    • survival
    • animals
    • nature
    • wildlife reserve