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Maya the Bee
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Maya the Bee

(Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer)

The first adapation of the beloved bee starring real insects!

19261h 16m

Overview

Maya the Bee is a dramatised documentary film displaying living bees and other forest animals interacting with each other. Based on the book by Waldemar Bonsels, he also assisted himself in cinematography, along with A.O. Weitzenberg. The film was restored in 2004, after a decent copy (nitrate) of this film survived in the Finnish Film Archives possession and was done by Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv with the support of Waldemar Bonsels-Stiftung.

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Status
Released
Original Title
Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer
Production Countries
Germany