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26/06/1952 Documentary, Family 0h 30m
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Overview

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, to experience the beauty and variety of their majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

  1. Ben Sharpsteen

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Winston Hibler

    Narrator

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-11-30
With some help from Franz Liszt and a lively narration from Winston Hibler, this half hour feature takes us to an ornithologists paradise as we meet a myriad of bird life that live on or near the water. From the tiniest of term chicks, to black albatrosses, pelicans and precision-diving gannets the photography captures much of the vibrancy of their colours, acrobatics and courtship rituals as these often quite aerodynamically magnificent creatures somehow manage to haul themselves off the ground and get themselves airborne. I suppose my favourite from amongst this diverse range has to be the b...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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