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Secrets of Life

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IMDB ID: tt0049733

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A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of nature's strange and intricate designs for survival and her many methods of perpetuating life.

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Winston Hibler

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James Algar

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James Algar

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