Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough

"Did flying monsters really exist beyond our wildest imaginations?"

May 6 2011 TV-PG 0h 40m
Documentary

220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction. In Flying Monsters 3D, Sir David Attenborough the world’s leading naturalist, sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs, whose wingspans of up to 40 feet were equal to that of a modern day jet plane.

Plot

Famous naturalist David Attenborough explains the rise and fall of pterosaurs, mistakenly known as flying dinosaurs. He also flies a glider to show how big the Quetzalcoatlus, at the time the largest known pterosaur species, reall...

Written by

David Attenborough

Directed by

Matthew Dyas

Cast

David Attenborough, Douglas A. Lawson

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Atlantic Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 1 nomination total

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