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Niagara Falls / a production of Pontecorvo Productions and WNET Group ; written and produced by Joseph Pontecorvo.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: NA62211 | PBS15800542Language: English Publisher: [New York] : WNET Group, PBS, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 55 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781531715830
  • 1531715834
Uniform titles:
  • Contained within (work) : Nature (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Cinematography, Michael Werner, Joseph Pontecorvo; editor, Brad Allgood; music, Christopher Rife.
Narrator: Nyambi Nyambi.Summary: Niagara Falls is the story of an extraordinary ecosystem larger than the state of Texas, and more precious than oil. The heartbeat of this remarkable water world is Niagara Falls. Through the eyes of passionate scientists and naturalists, we uncover a complex world forged by stone and powered by water. In this realm, tiny shrews hunt in freezing-cold rivers, spectacular shorebird migration unfolds over thundering falls, snowy owls stalk their prey from ice flows, and prehistoric snapping turtles brave a perilous overland journey. All these creatures and many more are part of a remarkable narrative unfolding in one of the most unique ecosystems in North America-Niagara.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Northport Library DVD 971.339 N577 Available 33111009999331
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Niagara Falls is the story of an extraordinary ecosystem larger than the state of Texas, and more precious than oil. The heartbeat of this remarkable water world is Niagara Falls. Through the eyes of passionate scientists and naturalists, we uncover a complex world forged by stone and powered by water. In this realm, tiny shrews hunt in freezing-cold rivers, spectacular shorebird migration unfolds over thundering falls, snowy owls stalk their prey from ice flows, and prehistoric snapping turtles brave a perilous overland journey. All these creatures and many more are part of a remarkable narrative unfolding in one of the most unique ecosystems in North America-Niagara.

DVD; widescreen ; 5.1 surround; region 1, NTSC.

English audio description ; SDH subtitles.

Narrator: Nyambi Nyambi.

Cinematography, Michael Werner, Joseph Pontecorvo; editor, Brad Allgood; music, Christopher Rife.

TV rating: TV-PG.

Widescreen.

Title from title frame.

Originally released as a single episode of a television program in 2023

Niagara Falls is the story of an extraordinary ecosystem larger than the state of Texas, and more precious than oil. The heartbeat of this remarkable water world is Niagara Falls. Through the eyes of passionate scientists and naturalists, we uncover a complex world forged by stone and powered by water. In this realm, tiny shrews hunt in freezing-cold rivers, spectacular shorebird migration unfolds over thundering falls, snowy owls stalk their prey from ice flows, and prehistoric snapping turtles brave a perilous overland journey. All these creatures and many more are part of a remarkable narrative unfolding in one of the most unique ecosystems in North America-Niagara.

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