Wisdom of the Wild
1940, English. Directed by Mary Field & F. Percy Smith.
A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all know that a time of plenty will not last forever". Austerity-stricken wartime viewers can learn from their economical feeding habits. An entertaining hybrid of public information and natural history from the makers of wildlife series Secrets of Life. Released in the BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 December 1940
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Wisdom of the Wild runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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Wisdom of the Wild isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 1940. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Wisdom of the Wild?
If you liked Wisdom of the Wild, try Night Will Fall, The Year Earth Changed, Naqoyqatsi.
Who directed Wisdom of the Wild?
Wisdom of the Wild (1940) was directed by Mary Field and F. Percy Smith and stars E. V. H. Emmett.