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title: "Life on Earth: cast and crew"
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cast: 1
crew: 55
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# Life on Earth (1979): cast and crew

1 cast and 55 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [David Attenborough](https://film.one/person/david-attenborough.md) as Self - Presenter (13 episodes)

## Writing

- [David Attenborough](https://film.one/person/david-attenborough.md): Writer (13 episodes)

## Production

- Christopher Parsons: Executive Producer (13 episodes)
- Michael Salisbury: Producer's Assistant (9 episodes)
- [John Sparks](https://film.one/person/john-sparks.md): Producer (9 episodes)
- Neil Cleminson: Producer's Assistant (7 episodes)
- [Richard Brock](https://film.one/person/richard-brock.md): Producer (7 episodes)
- Keith Hopkins: Producer's Assistant (4 episodes)
- Rosanne Leigh: Unit Manager (1 episodes)
- Derek Anderson: Unit Manager (1 episodes)
- Pamela Jackson: Producer's Assistant (1 episodes)
- Dione Gilmour: Researcher (1 episodes)
- Jane Trethowan: Producer's Assistant (1 episodes)

## Camera

- [Maurice Fisher](https://film.one/person/maurice-fisher.md): Director of Photography (13 episodes)

## Editing

- [Ron Martin](https://film.one/person/ron-martin.md): Editor (13 episodes)
- [Alec Brown](https://film.one/person/alec-brown.md): Editor (12 episodes)
- [Peter Simkins](https://film.one/person/peter-simkins.md): Editor (1 episodes)
- [David Barret](https://film.one/person/david-barret.md): Editor (1 episodes)
- [Betty Block](https://film.one/person/betty-block.md): Editor (1 episodes)

## Sound and music

- [Edward Williams](https://film.one/person/edward-williams.md): Original Music Composer (13 episodes)
- Peter Copeland: Sound (13 episodes)
- Lyndon Bird: Sound (13 episodes)
- Marcus Dods: Conductor (13 episodes)
- Rosemary Eastman: Sound (1 episodes)
- Bob McDonnell: Sound (1 episodes)

## Art

- Bob English: Graphic Designer (13 episodes)
- Charles McGhie: Graphic Designer (1 episodes)
- Maurice Wilson: Graphic Designer (1 episodes)

## Crew

- Martin Saunders: Cinematography (10 episodes)
- Rodger Jackman: Cinematography (8 episodes)
- Maurice Tibbles: Cinematography (7 episodes)
- Ronald Eastman: Cinematography (6 episodes)
- Peter Parks: Cinematography (3 episodes)
- Bryan Anderson: Cinematography (3 episodes)
- Chris Fryman: Cinematography (2 episodes)
- Hugh Miles: Cinematography (2 episodes)
- David Parer: Cinematography (2 episodes)
- Walter Deas: Cinematography (2 episodes)
- Santon Waterman: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Umberto Galeassi: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Jim Saunders: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Scott Altenbach: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- David Hughes: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Stephen Bolwell: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Keith Taylor: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Ray Henman: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Al Giddings: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Adrian Warren: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Jim Rutherford: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Brian Sewell: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Doug Steen: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Paul Morris: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Charles Nicklin: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Dr. Herman Rijksen: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Alan McGregor: Cinematography (1 episodes)
- Peter Scoones: Cinematography (1 episodes)

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