Life on Earth Filming Locations

Life on Earth filming locations

Where was Life on Earth filmed? Life on Earth was filmed in 51 locations across Bermuda, Brazil, Australia, Canada, United States, Comoros, Ecuador, South Africa, France, Iceland, United Kingdom, Japan, Madagascar, Tanzania, Morocco, New Caledonia, Rwanda, Gibraltar, Germany, Vatican City, Iraq and Venezuela in the following places:

Life on Earth Filming Locations

Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, 25 miles west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and beaches on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site and heritage coast.

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island, the second-largest island country and the 46th largest country in the world.

Morocco, a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences. Marrakesh’s medina, a mazelike medieval quarter, offers entertainment in its Djemaa el-Fna square and souks (marketplaces) selling ceramics, jewelry and metal lanterns. The capital Rabat’s Kasbah of the Udayas is a 12th-century royal fort overlooking the water.

New Caledonia is a French territory comprising dozens of islands in the South Pacific. It's known for its palm-lined beaches and marine-life-rich lagoon, which, at 24,000-sq.-km, is among the world's largest. A massive barrier reef surrounds the main island, Grand Terre, a major scuba-diving destination. The capital, Nouméa, is home to French-influenced restaurants and luxury boutiques selling Parisian fashions.

Patagonia is a region encompassing the vast southernmost tip of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile, with the Andes Mountains as its dividing line. The Argentine side features arid steppes, grasslands and deserts, while the Chilean has glacial fjords and temperate rainforest. Argentina’s famed RN-40 highway passes the pinnacles of Monte Fitz Roy and Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park.

Life on Earth (1979)
Alternate title: Planet Erde - Das Leben auf unserer Erde
Runtime: 54 minutes
Rating: 9.1
Release year: 1979
IMDB: tt0135095
Plot summary

David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.

Genres
Documentary
Cast
David Attenborough
Directors
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Life on Earth filming locations