Movie Description
Encounters at the End of the World
(2007)Overview
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.
Featured Crew
- Director : Werner Herzog
- Producer : Henry Kaiser,Julian P. Hobbs
- Writer : Werner Herzog
- Editor : Joe Bini
- Cast : Werner Herzog,Clive Oppenheimer,Scott Rowland,Stefan Pashov,Doug MacAyeal,Ryan Andrew Evans,Kevin Emery,Olav T. Oftedal,Regina Eisert,David R. Pacheco Jr.,Samuel S. Bowser,Jan Pawlowski,William Jirsa,Karen Joyce,Libor Zicha,Ashrita Furman,David Ainley,William McIntosh,Peter Gorham,Ernest Shackleton,Shaun Phillip Cantwell
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Self - Volcanologist
Self - Transportation Dept
Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
Self - Glaciologist
Self - Filmmaker, Cook
Self - Survival School Instructor
Self - Nutritional Ecologist
Self - Physiologist
Self - Journeyman Plumber
Self - Cell Biologist
Self - Zoologist
Self - Linguist, Computer Expert
Self - Traveler, Computer Expert
Self - Utility Mechanic
Self - Multiple World Record Holder
Self - Marine Ecologist
Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist
Self - Physicist
Self - (archive footage)
Self - General Assistant
Posters
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The Endurance
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Embrace
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The Dawn Wall
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The Class of ‘92
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Facts
Original TitleEncounters at the End of the World
Status Released
Release Information
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2007-09-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 39m
Homepagehttp://www.encountersfilm.co.uk/
Production CompaniesDiscovery Films,Creative Differences Productions,Discovery Communications
Genres
- Documentary
