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30 Years of National Geographic Specials
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30 Years of National Geographic Specials

Jan 25, 1995
1h 33m
★ 8.0

Overview

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.

Genres

Documentary

30 Years of National Geographic Specials Trailers

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Cast

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Self (archive footage)

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Dian Fossey

Self (archive footage)

Dian Fossey

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Self

Birute Galdikas

Jane Goodall

Self (archive footage)

Jane Goodall

Richard Kiley

Self - Narrator

Richard Kiley

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Self (archive footage)

Louis Leakey

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Self (archive footage)

Mary Leakey

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Self (archive footage)

Kent Vliet

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