The Ark of Lights and Shadows

Mar 17, 2018

1h 30m

★ 3.0

Overview

The forgotten story of Martin and Osa Johnson, rebel filmmakers and Kansas natives who made some of the first films in Africa in times when filming itself was more dangerous than lions or malaria.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Art Francesco

Česká televize

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Cast

Himself (Archival Footage)

Martin E. Johnson

Herself (Archival Footage)

Osa Johnson

Narrator (voice)

Jan E. Svatoš

Narrator (voice)

Igor Bareš

Narrator (voice)

Zora Jandová

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