08 Jul 2012
Magie Venezuely
No overview found
Top Billed Cast
Howard Nightingall Narrator
Similar movies
Magie Venezuely Magie Venezuely The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey 
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey 21 Jan 2003
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer Wells, one of a group of scientists studying the origin of human life, offers evidence and theories to support such a thesis in this PBS special. He claims that Africa was populated by only a few thousand people that some deserted their homeland in a conquest that has resulted in global domination.
Once ... Agadir 
Once ... Agadir 01 Jan 1971
Once ... Agadir
This short-length documentary takes us to Agadir, a city in Morocco that was struck by an earthquake in 1960. The film, made by an expatriate Moroccan who lost family and friends in the disaster, is a memorial to that tragedy and to the past he left behind when he came to North America. Partly allegorical, it employs varying techniques to offset reality from fantasy sequences.
Bancoco 
Bancoco 02 May 2023
Bancoco
A New Yorker journeys to the jungle in the Darien Gap of Panama to reconnect with an indigenous tribe he met and photographed 20 years ago. Their reunion highlights the profound power of photos and the human connection that transcends cultural barriers.
Zambezi: Force of Life 
Zambezi: Force of Life Zambezi: Force of Life
The Zambezi river is the fourth-longest river in Africa, flowing from the heart of Zambia all the way to the Indian Ocean. Along the way, we discover the breathtaking wildlife that call the river home, including hippos and crocodiles. As we follow the course of this infamous river, even more diverse wildlife is revealed along its shores. With danger at every turn, this is Zambezi!
Antártica: O Continente dos Extremos 
Antártica: O Continente dos Extremos 02 Feb 2021
Antártica: O Continente dos Extremos
No overview found
North America: Its Rivers 
North America: Its Rivers 01 Jan 1971
North America: Its Rivers
Explores the distinctive features of the major rivers of the continent, and discusses their contributions to the farming, recreation, transportation and hydroelectric power of North America.
Píseň jižních Čech Píseň jižních Čech 01 Jan 1951
Píseň jižních Čech
No overview found
Map Skills: Using Different Maps Together 
Map Skills: Using Different Maps Together 01 Jan 1960
Map Skills: Using Different Maps Together
Through animation, maps of the same scale and projection are combined to show relationships between natural features of the earth, human use, and social and political features. Projects different kinds of animated maps of the same scale and explains how the maps are used in gaining an understanding of the relationships between the social, political, and natural features of the earth.
Map Skills: Recognizing Physical Features 
Map Skills: Recognizing Physical Features 01 Jan 1970
Map Skills: Recognizing Physical Features
Physical features such as gulf, peninsula, island, etc, are defined and basic principles of using colors to show elevation are illustrated with models.
Water Life Water Life 09 Feb 2011
Water Life
Take an unprecedented visual journey into Planet Water. Water Life captures extraordinary locations and intimate animal behavior never before seen on film. Two years in the making, this groundbreaking series takes viewers on an unprecedented visual journey to aquatic ecosystems on five continents to reveal how water shapes and sculpts the landscape and provides food and refuge for an astonishing array of species. This epic series tells water's story as never before to engage viewers in vital discussions about how water must be conserved and preserved. Learn the impact of climate change, pollution and other factors that are changing the environment and affecting each and every one of us.
Horehronie Horehronie 01 Jan 1954
Horehronie
No overview found
Sherpa 
Sherpa 02 Oct 2015
Sherpa
In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpa's point-of-view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route...
Hidden Aegean 
Hidden Aegean 23 Apr 2023
Hidden Aegean
Host Peter Greenberg explores the hidden gems of Turkey's Aegean coast. Some of the stunning destinations include Bodrum, Izmir and the ancient city of Troy.
The Lost Forest 
The Lost Forest 22 May 2020
The Lost Forest
How would natural habitats develop without human interference? In this documentary we follow an international team of scientists and explorers on an extraordinary mission in Mozambique to reach a forest that no human has set foot in. The team aims to collect data from the forest to help our understanding of how climate change is affecting our planet. But the forest sits atop a mountain, and to reach it, the team must first climb a sheer 100m wall of rock.
Tábor Tábor 01 Jan 1954
Tábor
No overview found
Milton Santos, Pensador do Brasil 
Milton Santos, Pensador do Brasil 01 Jan 2001
Milton Santos, Pensador do Brasil
The interview, held on January 4, 2001, was the last given by Professor Milton Santos, who died from cancer on June 24 of the same year. The geographer is gone, but his thoughts remains. Its political and cultural ideals inspire the debate on Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. His statement is a true testimony, a lesson that the world can be better. Based on geography, Milton Santos performs a reading of the contemporary world that reveals the different faces of the phenomenon of globalization. It is in the evidence of contradictions and paradoxes that constitute everyday life that Milton Santos sees the possibilities of building another reality. He innovates when, instead of standing against globalization, proposes and points out ways for another globalization.
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World 
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World 01 Jan 1998
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World
Explores the plans for the construction of the monumental dam on China's Yangtze River, the structure that when completed in 2009 will become the Three Gorges Dam. It is slated to be 610 feet high, 1.3 miles across, creating a reservoir 400 miles and the largest power plant in the world.
The Search for the Nile 
The Search for the Nile 21 Sep 1971
The Search for the Nile
The Nile's source was the last great mystery for European explorers in the 19th century. The story of its discovery is one of heroism in the service of faith, greed, and obsession.
A Meeting with Milton Santos A Meeting with Milton Santos 17 Aug 2007
A Meeting with Milton Santos
The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the importance of respecting difference and his belief that an alternative globalisation model could wholly enfranchise all citizens of the world. An illustrious presence in 20th century social sciences, the man dubbed as ‘geography’s philosopher’ eloquently elucidates a developing world perspective on the global age.