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| The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | 
| Actor: Mark Bittner
Studio: DOCURAMA
Category: DVD
List Price: $26.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  153 reviews
Sales Rank: 3705
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Surround Sound
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 83 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: NVGD9693D
ISBN: 0767085973
UPC: 767685969335
EAN: 9780767085977
ASIN: B000BB1534
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: December 26, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Item in very good condition, rental overstock, may or may not include insert and/or stickers, 100% guaranteed.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Colorful World of Parrots February 22, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As an owner of parrots, I can totally relate to the emotions and skills of these feathered charmers. In this movie, humans are on the outside looking into the colorful world of intellectual birds. It teaches you the respect for nature at its best, while understanding the changes we have created to our surroundings. A thumbs up to the creator of this production and the reality check of preserving the world among us.
Wild Parrots review February 22, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a great movie, it was sad in some places when you learned of some birds deaths. Would have been better if there was more on the birds and less on people. I will enjoy watching this movie over and over again. My senegal, Pepper enjoyed the movie also. She got excited when the birds took of flying and when they were jabbering. She talked back at them. Very excellent movie.
A Beautiful Story February 22, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had seen this documentary in the theater and knew that I had to have a copy of my own. This is a wonderful story of nature, and how different species live. Truly a lovely, warm detailed view about these birds, their habitat and personal qualities. How they can and did relate to one human being. The scenery was especially wonderful to me as I lived in the North Beach area just below Coit Tower for the first 16 years of my life and it was truly special to enjoy seeing all the areas that were so much a part of my life. Mark Bittner devoted so much of himself to these birds and his affection for them and their trust in him makes this film so very special.
A Film For Everyone February 22, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the most beautiful films I've seen, and there have been plenty. It combines humor with reality and compassion , and is so well photographed and edited that it's hard to believe it wasn't done by a large film company.
Not just about the parrots or San Francisco February 20, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of the most memorable films I've watched. Professional without being slick. Moving but not maudlin.
As a career consultant, I appreciated Mark Bittner's determination to find "right livelihood." This man was willing to give up everything -- a home, status, even a profession -- to search for meaningful work. At one point he says, "I do have a job. I just don't get paid for it."
Few people could pull this off. Yet Mark comes across as educated, soft-spoken, and totally unpretentious. And when it comes to the birds, he's a realist: they'll survive even if he stops feeding them.
I'm hardly a bird lover, being fond of cats instead. But I couldn't help respond to the personalities Bittner discovers among these creatures who look identical at first. My favorite was Mingus, the bird who danced while Bittner played his guitar. Bittner's face takes on a radiance of sheer joy.
And who could beat the ending?
A winner on all counts. I watched it twice and no doubt will watch again.
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