Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts is a notable film directed by Jeremy Bristow, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. Documentary about Jane Goodall, a young secretary from Bournemouth with no scientific qualifications, who entered a remote forest in Africa in 1960 and became accepted by a group of wild chimpanzees. Her discoveries transformed our understanding of them and challenged the way we define ourselves as human beings by showing just how close we are as a species to our closest living relatives. In the film, we discover the person behind the myth, what motivates her and the personal cost her life's work has exacted from her.

Who’s in it. Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts stars Jane Goodall as Self, David Attenborough as Self and Desmond Morris as Self.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts page.