AMAZING PLACES: AFRICA - BLU

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• Release Year: 2008
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Program One VICTORIA FALLS; Explore One of the 'Seven Natural Wonders of the World'; Flowing from its source 1,000 miles to the north, the Zambezi River reaches the edge of one world and plummets 350 feet into another. Vitoria Falls, spanning the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is over a mile wide. No other waterfall in the world can match her scale, and many consider her on of the 'seven natural wonders of the world.' Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham narrates. Rating: TV-G; ; Program Two DRAKENSBERG: BARRIER OF SPEARS; South Africa's Rugged Cliffs Provide Unlikely Home to Fascinating Wildlife; Rising sharply from the South African landscape, cliffs like spines of a dragon form the majestic Drakensber Mountains. Born on Jurassic molten lava, they span more than 600 miles and tower more than 10,000 feet. Despite the impossible terrain and unpredictable weather, Drakensberg is home to a fascinating array of animals in search of greener pastures. Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham narrates. Rating: TV-PG
• Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Lynne Richardson, Philip Richardson, Klaus Feichtenberger, Jörg Achatz, Dave Dickie, Kurt Adametz
• Director: Lynne Richardson
• Runtime: 1:50
• Company: Halcyon Media, BBC Video, Thirteen, WNET, ORF Universum, Africa Wildlife Films Production, Questar, INC
• Media Format: Movie