Safari

Synopsis

Between 1933 and 1935, the painter Wilhelm Eggert and his wife Dora Kuster traveled the African continent. Their expedition took them from Mediterranean Algiers through the Sahara and parts of the African west coast to the Congo and Kenya. Not only did the couple explore vast stretches of land that were almost completely unknown, at least to private travelers at the time, they also captured this journey on film. A screenable documentary film was compiled from the original 12,000m of film material. In cinemas and film clubs, European audiences were presented with a film that was evidently able to satisfy an interest in foreign, 'wild' cultures and exotic landscapes, albeit one that was always Eurocentric. The spectacular shots of African lifestyles and nature, which in many respects were new to European viewers who were almost completely unfamiliar with Africa, were praised and appreciated precisely because of their supposed authenticity.

Main Cast

Erwin Hartung

Narrator (voice)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Walter Winnig
Directing	Director	Dora Eggert-Kuser Wilhelm Eggert
Camera	Director of Photography	Dora Eggert-Kuser Wilhelm Eggert
Production	Producer	Wilhelm Eggert
Writing	Writer	Wilhelm Eggert
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