Eye of the Leopard

2006 1h 30m EN

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8.3

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★8.3TMDB · 17

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Synopsis

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Eye of the Leopard follows the remarkable life of one small leopard from when she is just 8 days old every step of the way until she is 3 years old and on the brink of adulthood. Legadema, as she is named, works her way into your heart as she slips in and out of danger virtually every day, running from baboons and hyenas but also making landmark strides in hunting and surviving. Narrated by Jeremy Irons it is the story of a mother and daughter relationship as well as that of an emerging huntress in Botswana’s magnificent Mombo region of the Okavango Delta.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jeremy Irons
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Beverly Joubert
Writers: Dereck Joubert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Beverly Joubert, shot by Dereck Joubert. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Editor Melanie Jankes Golden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1569978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Beverly Joubert directs. Dereck Joubert behind the camera. Melanie Jankes Golden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Beverly Joubert, shot by Dereck Joubert. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Melanie Jankes Golden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt1569978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.