Eugen Schuhmacher

Eugen Schuhmacher (actually Eugen Josef Robert Schuhmacher) (October 4, 1906 Stuttgart, Germany ? January 8, 1973 Munich, Germany) was a German zoologist and pioneer of animal documentaries. Besides Bernhard Grzimek and Heinz Sielmann he belongs to the German documentary filmmakers with an international reputation.

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October 4 - 1906 - Stuttgart - Germany - January 8 - 1973 - Munich - Bernhard Grzimek - Heinz Sielmann

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His movie Natur in Gefahr (Nature in Danger) from 1952 was one of the first attempts which deals with the subject endangered species and it is an alerting report of the destruction of the nature paradises and the extinction of species. But only 14 years later he should make his masterpeace The Last Paradises - On the Track of Rare Animals, a film which belongs to the milestones of nature conservation documentaries.

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