The Trials of Life
A natural history of animal behavior
1990
660
minutes
Documentary
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.48
Directed By:
Mike Gunton
Starring:
David Attenborough
Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction.
Language
English
Release Date
October 3, 1990
Cast
Show Full Crew
Directing
Production
Alastair Fothergill
Producer
Mike Gunton
Producer
Rupert Barrington
Researcher
Peter Jones
Producer
Peter Jones
Executive Producer
Neil Lucas
Researcher
Mary Summerill
Production Assistant
Keenan Smart
Producer
Nick Upton
Researcher
Yvonne Webb
Production Secretary
Marion Zunz
Producer
Rita Morris
Unit Manager
Chris McFarling
Researcher
Diana Richards
Production Assistant
Ruth Flowers
Production Assistant
Gillian Baxendell
Production Assistant
Sarah Byatt
Researcher
Jan Aldenhoven
Researcher
Sound
George Fenton
Music
Bruce Wills
Sound
Trevor Gosling
Sound
Graham Ross
Sound
Lyndon Bird
Sound
Susan Todd
Sound
Mark A. Van Der Willigen
Sound
Grace Atkins
Sound
Nora Drufovka
Sound
Errol Samuelson
Sound
Donald MacIver
Sound
Roger Long
Sound
Mike Burgess
Sound
Jan Aldenhoven
Sound
Rogier Frederiks
Sound
Nigel Tucker
Sound
Editing
Martin Elsbury
Editor
Jo Payne
Editor
Angela Groves
Assistant Editor
Luciano Marigo-Spitaleri
Colorist
Chris Wade
Editor
Chris Orrell
Editor
Angela Gallagher
Assistant Editor
Simon Tucker
Assistant Editor
Art
Camera
Chris Packham
Director of Photography
Michael deGruy
Director of Photography
Martyn Colbeck
Director of Photography
Rick Rosenthal
Director of Photography
Barrie Britton
Director of Photography
Paul Atkins
Director of Photography
Owen Newman
Director of Photography
Gavin Thurston
Director of Photography
Simon King
Director of Photography
Hugh Maynard
Director of Photography
Graham Frake
Director of Photography
Glen Carruthers
Director of Photography
Philip George
Drone Pilot
Doug Allan
Director of Photography
Martin Dorhn
Director of Photography
Martin Saunders
Director of Photography
Lindsay Cupper
Director of Photography
Richard Kirby
Director of Photography
Rodger Jackman
Director of Photography
Kevin Flay
Director of Photography
James Gray
Director of Photography
Rod Clarke
Director of Photography
Dion M. Casey
Director of Photography
Michael Pitts
Director of Photography
Richard Matthews
Director of Photography
Peter Scoones
Director of Photography
Maurice Fisher
Director of Photography
Richard Ganniclifft
Director of Photography
Steve Downer
Director of Photography
Brian McDairmont
Director of Photography
Mike Potts
Director of Photography
Tim Shepherd
Director of Photography
Leonard Gilday
Director of Photography
Ian McCarthy
Director of Photography
Ron Finne
Director of Photography
Hugh Miles
Director of Photography
David Curl
Director of Photography
Martin Singleton
Director of Photography
Alan Hayward
Director of Photography
Andrew Young
Director of Photography
Michael W. Richards
Director of Photography
Kurt Hirschel
Director of Photography
Mike Herd
Director of Photography
Stephen Bolwell
Director of Photography
Alan Goodall
Director of Photography
Wade Nolan
Director of Photography
Rodney Borland
Director of Photography
Jim Frazier
Director of Photography
Richard Gross
Director of Photography
Rob Brownhill
Director of Photography
Jonathan Watts
Director of Photography
Rolf Moeltgen
Director of Photography
David Barlow
Director of Photography
Red Denner
Director of Photography
Philip Lovel
Director of Photography
Paul Morris
Director of Photography
Bob Brown
Director of Photography