Behind the Planet of the Apes vs Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib

Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Behind the Planet of the Apes). Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 2h 7m. Behind the Planet of the Apes is the older of the two (1998 against 2016). Both are documentary, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Behind the Planet of the Apes posterBehind the Planet of the Apes1998 VS Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib posterDesert Warriors: Lions of the Namib2016
Behind the Planet of the ApesDesert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 10.0/10
Year19982016
Length2h 7m46m
GenresDocumentary, Science Fiction, TV MovieDocumentary, TV Movie
Country––
DirectorDavid Comtois, Kevin BurnsLianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp
Main castKim Hunter, Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Richard D. Zanuck, John Chambers–

Synopsis

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.

Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib

Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in hunting both large prey and small. When the elderly matriarch dies, her daughters must finish the job.

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