Livingstone (Silent) (DVD)

For his directorial debut, South African actor and producer M.A. Wetherell created this massive epic account of the life of legendary Victorian English explorer and medical missionary David Livingstone. Starting with his boyhood, the entire life of Livingstone is depicted, including his many expeditions to Africa, bringing modern medicine to the Dark Continent, fighting slavery, and exploring vast uncharted territories. The famous expedition of Henry Morgan Stanley, funded by The New York Herald, to find Livingstone, who has been missing for several years, is recreated in detail, as well as the final days of the intrepid explorer. With amazing location footage of the vast landscapes and myriad wildlife of Africa, this remains an impressive production today.

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