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The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film that shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the Southwestern United States. The film was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt (uncredited) and Ted Sears.
The Living Desert: Directed by James Algar. With Winston Hibler. Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between creatures of every shape, size and description.
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- Family, Documentary
- James Algar
- 1953-11-10
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description, all captured by magical photography.
An Academy Award-winning wildlife documentary chronicling a day in the life of the many creatures populating the desert regions of the American...
- (10)
- James Algar
- G
- Documentary
The result was The Living Desert, a colorful portrait of animals and plants dwelling in arid stretches between the Missouri River and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The terrain looks dead and forbidding but actually pulses with life in a rich variety of forms, ranging from bugs, snakes, and lizards to toads, tortoises, bats, birds, and bobcats.
- James Algar
- Winston Hibler
G. Runtime: 1hr 9min. Release Date: November 10, 1953. Genre: Animals/Nature, Documentary, Family. Experience the wonder of Walt Disney's groundbreaking nature series – True-Life Adventures! These acclaimed stories offer previously unseen looks into the magical world of our animal friends.
This true-life Academy Award® Winning documentary shows the desert area to be teeming with life. Some extraordinary sequences are the mating battles of the desert tortoises, the "square dance" of the scorpions and the battle between the Pepsis wasp and the tarantula.
