John Downer
John Downer is known for Pride (2004), Earthflight (2013), Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice (2011).
Biography
A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques
His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy
Questions about John Downer
How many John Downer films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 10 films with John Downer, from 1988 to 2018.
What was the first John Downer film?
The first John Downer film in the catalogue is Pride, from 2004.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
14 films — 10 in the catalogue
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Serengeti River Crossing
2021
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6.5 Spy in the Snow
2018
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Caméras-espions au pays du froid
2018
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7.3 Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale
2015
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10.0 Wings 3D
2014
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6.7 Earthflight
2013
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9.0 Winged Planet
2012
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7.5 Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
2011
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7.0 Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
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8.3 Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
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6.1 Pride
2004
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Supersense
1988
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8.0 The Galactic Garden
1985
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6.5 The Gathering Swarms
2014
Series and TV shows
8 titles
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8.5
Serengeti - La grande cavalcade des animaux
2023 · Author · 6 ep.
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7.8
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
2023 · Director · 4 ep.
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7.1
Serengeti
2022 · Director · 3 ep.
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7.0
Spy in the Wild
2017 · Director · 4 ep.
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8.9
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
2013 · Director · 3 ep.
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7.9
Nature
1982 · Director · 2 ep.
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7.9
Nature
1982 · Writer
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7.9
Nature
1982 · Producer
People data: TMDb.
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