Sep 01, 2007
99 min
Full-HD

Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Discovery Films Creative Differences Productions Discovery Communications

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

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