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Cheetahs And Cubs In A Land Of Lions

An atmospheric and perceptive portrayal of the Earth’s fastest land mammal, world-renowned wildlife cameraman Hugo van Lawick focuses on two cheetah cubs, exploring their challenging journey towards an independent adulthood. With the beautiful backdrop of the Serengeti plains, the young cats play, practice hunting, escape lions and repeatedly sabotage their mother’s hunting attempts. Typical of his distinctive filming style, van Lawick presents the cheetahs as individual characters, bringing their unique personalities to the forefront as he examines the struggles they face to survive.

English
  • Originally Aired April 11, 1993
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created July 10, 2010 by
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Name Type Role
Pelham Aldrich-Blake Writer
Hugo van Lawick Director