In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history.

Release Date : Mar 19, 2013

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Production Company : National Media Museum, BFI National Archive, BBC, Mentorn Media

Production Countries : United Kingdom

Original Language : English

Casts : Charlie Hamilton James, David Attenborough, Dr Tim Boon, David Cleveland, Tim Cockerill, Bryony Dixon, Jenny Hammerton, Michael Harvey, Percy Smith, John Winder

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Status : Released

Budget : 0

Revenue : 0

Topics: Edwardian Insects on Film

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