Earth (2007)

Directors:

Alastair Fothergill
Mark Linfield

Writers:

Alastair Fothergill
Mark Linfield

Release Date:

22 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Feature-length version of the documentary TV series "Planet Earth" (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families. |

Plot Keywords:

Predator Chases Prey | Leopard | Desert | Time Lapse Photography | New Guinea

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Anggun	...	Narrator (French version)
James Earl Jones	...	Narrator (voice: USA version)
Patrick Stewart	...	Narrator (voice: UK version)
Ulrich Tukur	...	Narrator (voice: German version)
Ken Watanabe	...	Narrator (voice: Japanese version)

Directed by
Alastair Fothergill
Mark Linfield

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alastair Fothergill
Mark Linfield

Produced by
Stefan Beiten	....	executive producer
Melissa Caron	....	associate producer
Wayne Garvie	....	executive producer
Amanda Hill	....	associate producer
Mike Phillips	....	executive producer
Andre Sikojev	....	executive producer (as André Sikojev)
Sophokles Tasioulis	....	producer
Alix Tidmarsh	....	producer
Nikolaus Weil	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George Fenton

Cinematography by
Doug Allen
Doug Anderson
Paul Atkins
Barrie Britton
Richard Brooks Burton
Rod Clarke
Martyn Colbeck
Justine Evans
Wade Fairley
Ted Giffords
Mike Holding
Michael Kelem
Simon King
Justin Maguire
Toshihiro Muta
Didier Noirot
Andrew Penniket
Adam Ravetch
Rick Rosenthal
Peter Scoones
Andrew Shillabeer
Warwick Sloss
Paul Stewart
Gavin Thurston
Nick Turner
John Waters

Film Editing by
Martin Elsbury

Production Management
David Candiff	....	post-production supervisor
Amanda Hutchinson	....	production manager
Mandy Knight	....	production manager
Richard Lloyd	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Kevin Patrick Burns	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fabien Devillers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist
Matthew Gough	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kate Hopkins	....	sound editor
Phil Lee	....	sound recordist
Brian Moseley	....	foley artist
Tim Owens	....	sound editor
Piste Rouge	....	sound: studio
Bruno Seznec	....	sound studio manager
Bruno Seznec	....	sound
Chris Sturmer	....	sound consultant: dolby
James Twomey	....	sound re-recording engineer
Andrew Wilson	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Stephen Elson	....	visual effects producer: Baseblack
Joss Flores	....	digital compositor: Baseblack
Vincent Lavares	....	data manager: Laser Pacific
Vaibhav Marathe	....	digital compositor: Baseblack

Camera and Electrical Department
David Baillie	....	aerial cinematographer
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial cinematographer
Michael Kelem	....	aerial cinematographer
David Reichert	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Ilaria Buccheri	....	post-production coordinator
Ian Chisholm	....	color consultant
Jack James	....	data manager
Richard Lloyd	....	post production supervisor
Jateen Patel	....	digital intermediate conform editor
Luke Rainey	....	colorist
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
Jonathan Smiles	....	high definition supervisor
Andrew Sorcini	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	colorist
Jon Thompson	....	digital intermediate producer
Jon Thompson	....	post-production producer
Gary Zweers	....	conform assistant
Valance Eisleben	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Geoff Alexander	....	orchestrator
Jonathan Allen	....	music mixer
Stephen Amerson	....	vocalist
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Chris Bacon	....	composer: additional music (as Chris P. Bacon)
Vatsche Barsoumian	....	vocalist
James Bellamy	....	music editor
Richard Bolks	....	vocalist
Jane Carter	....	executive music producer
Will Collyer	....	vocalist
Monique Donnelly	....	vocalist
George Fenton	....	conductor
Matt Franko	....	music preparation
Chris Gambol	....	vocalist
Earl Ghaffari	....	additional music editor
Luana Jackman	....	vocalist
Julian Kershaw	....	orchestrator
Patrick Kirst	....	birds of paradise and baboons music
Teri Koide	....	vocalist (as Terri Kuide)
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
Bryan Lawson	....	music editor
Edie Lehmann	....	vocalist (as Edie Boddicker)
Leberta Loral	....	vocalist
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Drea Pressley	....	score vocalist
Steven Price	....	music editor
Jasper Randall	....	choir contractor
Bill Silcock	....	music preparation
Mark Edward Smith	....	score vocalist

Other crew
Matthew Joseph Adams	....	production staff
Ross Baker	....	chief conform editor
Samantha Davis	....	production coordinator
Tim Desbois	....	aerial coordinator
Christopher Gaida	....	production coordinator
Justine Hardman	....	production coordinator
Steve Harrow	....	pre-production consultant
Charles Hayes	....	production assistant
Michael Henrichs	....	production coordinator
Jack James	....	data manager
Robert Litton	....	booth: orchestra
Leslie Megahey	....	script supervisor
Nadia Randazzo Bombino	....	production accountant (as Nadia Randazzo)
Jason Roberts	....	location manager
Richard Rowntree	....	assistant: Steve Harrow
Nicole Skorke	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Yves Chevalier	....	very special thanks
Sylvain Pierre	....	thanks: artistic contribution
Diana Prete	....	the producers would like to thank
Adam Stanhope	....	the producers would like to thank
Paul Tidmarsh	....	the producers would like to thank

Production Companies

• Disneynature (presents)
• BBC Worldwide (as BBC)
• Greenlight Media AG
• Discovery Channel
• BBC Natural History

Distributors

• Audiovisual (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Disneynature (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Films de l'Elysée, Les (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gaumont (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Wanda Visión S.A. (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Audiovisual (2007) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Audiovisual (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Christal Films (2007) (Canada) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• GAGA (2007) (Japan) (all media)
• Lev Cinemas (2007) (Israel) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Austria) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Luxembourg) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Wanda Distribución Cinematográfica de Films S.A. (2007) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Baseblack

Other Companies

• Berliner Philharmoniker  orchestra
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting (uncredited)
• Discovery Communications Europe  thanks
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Klass Security and Investigations  anti-piracy film security (uncredited)
• Klass Security and Investigations  screening services
• Murphy PR  publicity
• Pivotal Post  Avid Editing Equipment Provided By
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min | UK:96 min

Country:

UK | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:G | France:U | Germany:6 (f) | South Korea:All | New Zealand:G | USA:G (certificate #44899) | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Mexico:A | UK:PG | Singapore:G | Peru:PT | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta)

Company:

Disneynature

Trivia:

The Dutch audience awarded it with the 'TV Krant Filmposter Award' of 2007 (the poster with the swimming ice bear).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Maltin on Movies: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (#1.13)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

World

Excellent Film

This was playing at our theater in Amsterdam and the film we wanted to see was sold-out so we went to this, not knowing anything about it other than it was a documentary about the planet. We were very happy at our misfortune as this was a very powerful film about life and the delicate balance we all share with the rest of the inhabitants of Earth. This film has some of the most breathtaking photography I have ever seen in a film and took me places from deserts to oceans to rain forests and displayed things I have never seen in a film, TV or book! "Earth" is a film that every student should see before they become jaded. I will encourage my niece to see this film since she will be inheriting the planet we leave her. This is also a film to see on a theater screen or a very big television since the photography is so powerful and exotic.