Animals Are Beautiful People

Animals Are Beautiful People
Directed byJamie Uys
Written byJamie Uys
Produced byJamie Uys
CinematographyJamie Uys
Edited byJamie Uys
Production
company
Mimosa Films
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
14 November 1974
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Animals Are Beautiful People (also called Beautiful People) is a 1974 South African nature documentary movie.

Production

It was written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys, about the wildlife in Southern Africa, presented with comedic elements. It was filmed in the Namib Desert, the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango River and Okavango Delta.

Reputation

It received the 1974 Golden Globe Award, for Best Documentary Film.

The film, a critical and commercial success, was independently made by Uys, also known for his later African comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980).

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