Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• VHS Release Date: July 8, 1997
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630447525X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,267 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lions of Darkness, March 12, 2001

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Michael Dominici (Duluth, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic's Lions of Darkness [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is absolutuely amazing video made by two tf the greatest wildlife filmakers in the world, Derek and Beverly Joubert. I strongly recommend it to anyone.It is informative and moving.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but not the best., April 16, 2001

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Les (APO, AE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic's Lions of Darkness [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I think the reviewer that said this film was about bugs got his tapes mixed up, because there is nothing about insects in this film at all. The documentary follows a pride of lions, particularly a young male that was born late and became orphaned. His story is intriguing enough to base a film on, but we also witness an old lion desperately trying to cling to the life he once had, and the intricate process of raising a cub. The only reason I gave this documentary four stars is because it ends rather abruptly, leaving the viewer wondering what happened to the male cub and his fellow pride-mates. Another twelve minutes would have done this film some good, although I was thoroughly satisfied with my purchase...(from a rival company...sorry Amazon...I'll never do it again...you guys were cheaper anyway!!)

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensational, October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: National Geographic's Lions of Darkness [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Dereck and Beverly Joubert have created a masterpiece that is wonderfully enigmatic and at the same time shockingly real. Discover the African savanna with Tao and his mother Leboni. Get to know three magnificent males in their prime, Zedidi - the cold one, Tonah - the big one and Eniatsi - the lover. Suffer with Tao as heyenas cause the death of his mother and sister, feel sad as he is left a orphen in a cold and hostile land, and then, cry when he is unable to keep up with the pride and is left behind for two nights... Laugh with him when he is reunited with his pride. Go with him through the hard times of loneliness, when the only comfort he can get is from the males, especially Zedidi. Growing and learning he soon finds himself as a sub-adult and no longer welcome in the midst of the three kings. At last he is driven away, even by his constant companion Zedidi, watch as he stands on the threshold of greatness. Wave him goodbye as he sets out on his own glorious destiny. A definite MUST see for "lion-people".