Madagascar

2011

Documentary

2
IMDb Rating 8.5/10 10 2400 2.4K

Plot summary

Over 80% of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Discover what made Madagascar so different from the rest of the world, and how evolution ran wild there.

Director

Sally Thomson Photo
Sally Thomson

Top cast

David Attenborough Photo
David Attenborough as Self - Narrator 4 episodes, 2011
Kevin Flay Photo
Kevin Flay as Self 1 episode, 2011
Ian Gray Photo
Ian Gray as Self 1 episode, 2011
Tim Fogg Photo
Tim Fogg as Self 1 episode, 2011
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540.95 MB
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English 2.0
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25 fps
12 hr 58 min
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1003.53 MB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
12 hr 58 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BRFyFasan

A magical island!

Madagascar, another BBC wildlife classic, where David Attenborough returns to this island he visited over 50 years ago.All three episodes tells different stories about all the incredible animals found on this island, highlighting all the different lemurs and chameleons. The bonus episode with Attenborough and the Giant Egg is also a little gem, telling the story of the extinct gigantic bird who ones lived here. Photography and time lapse filming are as always excellent, and especially the filming of the Possas in nighttime was very interesting to see. The series also comes with an important message. Hopefully we'll be able to discover more of all the mysteries hidden on this island before we manage to destroy it.In conclusion a highly interesting wildlife documentary about one of the most fascinating islands on earth with the greatest wildlife narrator in history!
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 8 / 10

David and the giant egg

David Attenborough brings the world of natural Madagascar onto the screen. This is one of the biggest islands in the world with a natural world unlike anywhere else. It's millions of years since it was separated as Africa and India drifted apart. It's a four part series. The first three parts have the standard beautiful nature cinematography with the last ten minutes of each episode showing the struggles of the filmmakers. The beautiful pictures are unforgettable. The ten minutes are sometimes interesting but it could still be cut down a little bit. What I find most compelling is the knowledge that this is a disappearing world. Everybody knows about the lemurs but this is an island onto itself. It is possible that this world will go the way of the elephant bird.The last episode tells the story of the extinct elephant bird. In 1961, David was given giant shell fragments from a village boy. When he pieced the 3D puzzle together, it formed a nearly whole giant egg. It is the egg of an extinct giant bird which Marco Polo mentioned. With stories of the bird carrying off elephants, the bird is given the name elephant bird. While this episode doesn't quite have the beautiful nature shots, it tells the compelling extinction story which nicely wraps up the sad scary truth. I know very little about the island and it's sad that so much of it may never be known.
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