Introduction

“Histoires d’Animaux” is the title of a television documentary series by French director Frédéric Rossif. The series consists of (at least) 24 episodes of about 25 minutes each, which were broadcast on French television from 1973 to 1977. Both the images and music of series are not original but sourced from earlier documentaries by Rossif. The music for this series was composed by Vangelis, but it seems most of it was sourced from “L’Apocalypse Des Animaux” (1973).

Other such compilation wildlife series by Frédéric Rossif with music by Vangelis are “Animaux Couleurs” (1974), “Splendeur Sauvage” (1986), “Beauté Sauvage” (1989) and “Les Animaux De Frédéric Rossif” (1989).

Details and credits

• Title: Histoires d’Animaux
• Year: 1973-1977
• Country: France
• Length: 24 episodes of about 25 minutes each
• Directed by Frédéric Rossif.
• Text by Pierre Bouteiller.
• Music by Vangelis Papathanassiou.
• Montage: Dominique Crêvecoeur

Episodes

1. L’Afrique (11-09-1973)
2. La Mer (25-09-1973)
3. Les Oiseaux Du Ciel (16-10-1973)
4. Lions, Guépards Et Gazelles (30-10-1974)
5. Voyage Aux Everglades (27-11-1973)
6. Les Rocheuses (04-12-1973)
7. Les Géants (11-12-1973)
8. L’Australie (15-01-1974)
9. Trois Jours En Afrique (05-02-1974)
10. La Musique Des Oiseaux (26-02-1974)
11. Les Insectes (12-03-1974)
12. De L’Arctique À L’Antarctique – Les Animaux Du Froid (26-03-1974)
13. Hommes Et Animaux (23-04-1974)
14. L’Amazonie (30-07-1974)
15. La Communication (24-09-1974)
16. Quatre Saisons Au Canada (22-03-1975)
17. Saumons Et Grèbes (04-10-1975)
18. La Fête Africaine  (12-05-1976)
19. Sauvetage (27-05-1976)
20. Modes De Vie (11-11-1976)
21. La Fête De L’Eau (13-12-1976)
22. Terre Des Animaux (14-12-1976)
23. La Fête Des Oiseaux (15-12-1976)
24. A La Recherche Du Lion (11-04-1977)

Media

Unfortunately the documentary series “Histoires d’Animaux” was never officially released after its original production.

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