Watch Edwardian Insects on Film (2013) Online

In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history. Read More

Watch Edwardian Insects on Film online. Featuring Charlie Hamilton-James and David Attenborough, Edwardian Insects on Film is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 9. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 2013. Edwardian Insects on Film was directed by John Holdsworth. Read Less