Vanishing Wilderness

Vanishing Wilderness is a 1973 American wilderness documentary from Arthur Dubs who established Pacific International Enterprises. It was filmed by Heinz Sielmann. Areas covered included Oregon's Rogue River, the Arctic Circle, Alaska and the Florida Everglades.

Vanishing Wilderness
Directed byArthur Dubs
Produced byArthur Dubs
Narrated byRex Allen
CinematographyHeinz Sielmann
Release date
1973
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

In contrast with Dubs' previous documentary, American Wilderness, which focused on hunting, Vanishing Wilderness was more of a family film and was rated "G".[1]

The film received endorsements from then-Governor Ronald Regan and John Wayne.[2]

Production

It was filmed over five years.[3] The film starred Dubs, his family and friends. It was narrated by Rex Allen.[4]

Reception

The film was released in cinemas and made $7.4 million.[5]

The San Francisco Chronicle called it "a superb glimpse of wid species."[6] Leonard Maltin too praised the film although he found the narration excessively present.[7]

References
  1. "Vanishing Wildnerness a safe film". The Courier-Journal. 1 February 1974. p. 18.
  2. "Vanishing Wilderness to be shown in this area". The Times-Mail. 7 February 1974. p. 10.
  3. "Vanishing Wilderness". The Times Recorder. 10 February 1974. p. 13.
  4. "Vanishing Wilderness". Orem-Geneva Times. 8 November 1973. p. 7.
  5. Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  6. Miller, Jeanne (14 November 1974). "A superb documentary of wildlife". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 43.
  7. Maltin, Leonard (2014-09-02). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-698-18361-2.
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