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Catalogue Number: NFB520378
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: François Séguillon
Directors: Gilles Thérien
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Documentary, Science
Language: French
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1973
Running Time: 56:40
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Ratopolis - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB520378
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: François Séguillon
Directors: Gilles Thérien
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Documentary, Science
Language: French
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1973
Running Time: 56:40
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A study of the wily brown rat, humankind's unwanted companion throughout the world, whose bite on the world's food resources adds to the growing threat of shortage. In a normal, free-ranging environment, the rat is more than a match for its hosts and colonies flourish. Under abnormal conditions of restricted space and limited food, a rat colony loses all 'social' constraints on behaviour. The film has implicit analogies for all animal behaviour, including humanity's. Plagues, predators and extermination attempts are among the topics discussed.