Animals Are Beautiful People
1974•1h 32m•7.4•Released
ComedyDocumentaryFamily
Animals Are Beautiful People (also called Beautiful People) is a 1974 South African nature documentary 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 at the Okavango River and Okavango Delta. It was the recipient of 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).
Director
Jamie Uys
Writer
Jamie Uys
Languages
English
Studio
Mimosa Films
Cast
Paddy O'Byrne
Narrator
Recommended
7.7
Elephant
2020
6.7
The Meerkats
2008
6.9
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008
7.3
The Elephant Queen
2019
6.8
Dolphin Reef
2018
7.4
An Evening with Kevin Smith
2002
6
American Pie: Revealed
2004
7
The Eagle Huntress
2016
7.5
One Life
2011
7.3
Glee: The Concert Movie
2011
7.2
Polar Bear
2022
7.1
Best Worst Movie
2009
6.7
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017
7
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny
2010
5.9
A LEGO Brickumentary
2014
7.6
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
2011
7.1
Penguins
2019
7.6
This Filthy World
2006
7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
6.7
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible
2019
Similar Movies
8.5
The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
2012
6.8
Namibia: The Spirit of Wilderness
2016
Video Catnip
1989
9.5
The Leopard Son
1996
6.5
Coral Reef Adventure
2003
6.6
Deep Sea 3D
2006
5
Reflection
2014
Shark Land: Welcome to Cocos Island
2015
8
Billion Dollar Fish
2012
7.8
Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory
2026
6.6
IMAX: Galapagos 3D
1999
7.2
Ring of Fire
1991
7
The Living Sea
1995
5.5
Tropical Rainforest
1992
Marfil
2011
6
Triple Trouble
2014
6.8
Blue Water, White Death
1971
National Geographic Ultimate Shark
2007
5.9
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
6.5
The Hellstrom Chronicle
1971