The filming began in spring 1959. Schuhmacher and his cinematographer Helmuth Barth (who has later worked on the Academy Award-winning movie The Hellstrom Chronicle) have gone on a 7-year travel (from 1959 to 1966) to film several of the most endangered animals of the world.
The shooting commenced in spring 1959. Schuhmacher and his cinematographer Helmuth Barth (who later worked on the Academy Award-winning film The Hellstrom Chronicle) embarked on a 7-year journey (from 1959 to 1966) to capture several of the world's most endangered animals.