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Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

G 99 minutes EN Documentary
Off the map, things get strange.
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
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Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Clive Oppenheimer
Self - Volcanologist
Scott Rowland
Self - Transportation Dept
Stefan Pashov
Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
Doug MacAyeal
Self - Glaciologist
Ryan Andrew Evans
Self - Filmmaker, Cook
Kevin Emery
Self - Survival School Instructor
Olav T. Oftedal
Self - Nutritional Ecologist
Regina Eisert
Self - Physiologist
David R. Pacheco Jr.
Self - Journeyman Plumber
Samuel S. Bowser
Self - Cell Biologist
Jan Pawlowski
Self - Zoologist

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Cinematography
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Production companies: Discovery Films, Creative Differences Productions, Discovery Communications
Production countries: United States of America

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G (All ages admitted. There is no content that would be objectionable to most parents. This is one of only two ratings dating back to 1968 that still exists today.)

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