Born in Indonesia to Victor Raoul Baron von Lawick and Isabella Sophia Baroness van Ittersum, he developed an early love for animals. He determined that film would be his medium to capture the stunning images of the Serengeti for all animal lovers. Animal researcher Jane Goodall was his wife and collaborator for many years. They wrote and produced many films together. Hugo van Lawick lived and worked on the African plains for more than thirty years. Join van Lawick on his many small and large adventures through the Serengeti, where animals play the leading role. Van Lawick received eight Emmys and numerous other awards for his extraordinary films.

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
2008
7.2/10

African Cats
2011
7.4/10

Baraka
1992
8.2/10

Fuck
2006
6.4/10

Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10

The Last Lions
2011
7.2/10

Born to Be Wild
2011
7.0/10

Chronos
1985
7.5/10

Jane
2017
7.5/10

The Walking Dead: The Return
2024
7.3/10

Elephant
2020
7.7/10

Darwin's Nightmare
2005
6.7/10

Powaqqatsi
1988
7.3/10

Chimpanzee
2012
7.0/10

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
7.6/10

Birth of the Living Dead
2013
6.7/10

In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
7.1/10

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
7.1/10

One Life
2011
7.4/10

Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
2012
6.3/10
Wild Edens: Russia
2018
0/10