Follow Richard Bangs up the Nile River and deep into the heart of ancient Egypt. Egypt is a vast desert; a searing sun beating down; inhospitable to man and beast. Rain almost never fell. But once a year the river magically surged with water, and with this annual flood, thousands of crocodiles washed into the lives of the ancient Egyptians. Death by crocodile was common. Richard’s goal is to catch a glimpse of this legendary creature in the wild and along the way come to know the powerful god he inspired thousands of years ago.
Details
LENGTH: 1 x 60 Minutes
FORMAT: Special
CAMERA: HDCAM
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: Yes
TEXTLESS: Yes
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2007
RELEASE YEAR: 2007
SUPPLIER: Small World Productions
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide exclusive of USA
From Alexandria to Cairo, from the Great Pyramids at Giza, to the Valley of the Kings, Richard explores the way the Nile and its fearsome Lord molded a society. Further upstream still, Richard visits a temple dedicated to Sobek, the Crocodile God, and seeks the beast himself in the waters of Lake Nasser. As time and technology changed, the Lord of the Nile slowly disappeared. Hunting, pollution and the Aswan dam robbed the river of its ancient consort. Today there are reports that crocodiles are making a miraculous return in the south of Egypt. Richard’s goal is to catch a glimpse of this legendary creature in the wild and along the way come to know the powerful god he inspired thousands of years ago.
This journey is a personal quest for Bangs as well. In the 70’s he led an expedition to explore the upper stretches of many of the great rivers of Africa including the crocodile-populated Nile. This special follows Richard’s new voyage up the Nile and tells the tale of a civilization inextricably bound to the waters of the river and its creatures.
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