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The Lost City of Z

Duration: 2 hours, 8 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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The true story of Colonel Percy Fawcett, who led several expeditions in the Amazon rainforest to discover what he called the Lost City of Z. Challenging the prejudice of his fellows in London at the Royal Geographical Society, he insists that he had found evidence of huge cities and cultures in the Amazon. But providing proof of his theory means returning yet again to the Amazon, and Percy cannot escape his calling to find the elusive city. Show less

Contributors

Nina Fawcett:
Sienna Miller
Henry Costin:
Robert Pattinson
Percy Fawcett:
Charlie Hunnam
Sir George Goldie:
Ian McDiarmid
Sir John Scott Keltie:
Clive Francis
Arthur Manley:
Edward Ashley
Director:
James Gray
Writer:
James Gray

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