Wisdom of the Wild (1940)

12/01/1940 (GB) • 12m

Documentary

Overview

A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all know that a time of plenty will not last forever". Austerity-stricken wartime viewers can learn from their economical feeding habits. An entertaining hybrid of public information and natural history from the makers of wildlife series Secrets of Life. Released in the BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Top Billed Cast

E. V. H. Emmett

Narrator (voice)


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Part of the Secrets of Life

Includes The Tough 'un, Nursery Island, He Would a-Wooing Go

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

nature

life during wartime

public service

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