“It took a woman to unlock the secret of early man.”
Jane
7.5
151 votes·2017
·1h 30m
·MovieDocumentary
Overview
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
Keywords
africachimpanzeebiographynaturearchive footageprimatologistobservationjane goodallfemale scientistwildlife photographerconservationistanimal behaviour
Cast
Jane Goodall
Self
Hugo van Lawick
Self (archive footage)
Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
Self (archive footage)
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