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In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 22 wins & 15 nominations total
Morgan Freeman
- Narrator
- (English version)
- (voice)
Romane Bohringer
- La mère
- (original French version)
- (voice)
Charles Berling
- Le père
- (original French version)
- (voice)
Jules Sitruk
- Le bébé
- (original French version)
- (voice)
Amitabh Bachchan
- Narrator
- (Indian version)
- (voice)
Jose Coronado
- Emperor Father
- (Spanish version)
- (voice)
- (as José Coronado)
Gösta Ekman
- Narrator
- (Swedish version)
- (voice)
Sofie Gråbøl
- Narrator
- (Danish version)
- (voice)
Hikari Ishida
- Haha-Penguin
- (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
- Ko-Penguin
- (voice)
- (as Ryûnosuke Kamiki)
Adrian Killian
- Penguin Baby
- (German version)
- (voice)
Marek Kondrat
- Narrator
- (Polish version)
- (voice)
Andrea Kathrin Loewig
- Penguin Mother
- (German version)
- (voice)
Torsten Michaelis
- Penguin Father
- (German version)
- (voice)
Takao Osawa
- Chichi-Penguin
- (voice)
Maryanne Slavich
- Narrator
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMorgan Freeman recorded his narration in one day.
- Quotes
penguin: Wwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
- Crazy creditsAs the closing credits roll, footage is shown of the photographers dragging their equipment across the ice, setting up their cameras, and shooting film as the penguins walk around them.
- Alternate versionsThe original French version features dialog for the penguins and a pop music soundtrack.
- ConnectionsEdited into Phénomania: La marche de l'empereur (2005)
Featured review
The Emperor's mating waltz in Antarctica
"The March of the Penguins" has to be one of the most beautiful documentaries in recent memory. Luc Jacquet, its director, takes us on trip to Antarctica where we are introduced to the majestic Emperor penguins. Mr. Jacquet and his cinematographers, Laurent Chalet and Jerome Maison, have done the impossible task to capture these penguins in their own habitat under conditions that seem almost humanly impossible to live, let alone take this team to register it for us, the viewers in all its splendor and bleakness.
The Emperor penguins have to be the most elegant birds on this planet. They have such a noble way of standing and shuffling in almost perfect lines from the sea to the area where they will mate, hatch their eggs, and then have the females leave for the sea to feed themselves and bring back food for the new chicks. After that is accomplished, it's the males turn to do their march back to the sea to feed and fortify themselves, returning to the hatching and mating area. What makes these penguins so unique is the sense of family they project at all times.
Mr. Jacquet makes it clear for us to understand the behavior of the Emperors in their hostile environment. The English version has the clear narration by Morgan Freeman who expands on the way these birds live and how they are able to survive under extreme conditions. From what I have read about the documentary, the English version, which we are seeing in this country, has a musical score by Alex Wurman, that enhances the movie in unexpected ways.
Antarctica, that icy white vastness at the end of the world, has never looked more majestic than in this documentary. Thanks to Luc Jacquet we are enlightened by all what we learn about the Emperors as they endure and survive under the worst possible circumstances and remain the graceful figures they are. Watching "The March of the Penguins" feels, at times, like being at the ballet watching a magical dance performed by these flightless birds that manage to look so dignified all the time while doing for us their amazing dance of survival.
The Emperor penguins have to be the most elegant birds on this planet. They have such a noble way of standing and shuffling in almost perfect lines from the sea to the area where they will mate, hatch their eggs, and then have the females leave for the sea to feed themselves and bring back food for the new chicks. After that is accomplished, it's the males turn to do their march back to the sea to feed and fortify themselves, returning to the hatching and mating area. What makes these penguins so unique is the sense of family they project at all times.
Mr. Jacquet makes it clear for us to understand the behavior of the Emperors in their hostile environment. The English version has the clear narration by Morgan Freeman who expands on the way these birds live and how they are able to survive under extreme conditions. From what I have read about the documentary, the English version, which we are seeing in this country, has a musical score by Alex Wurman, that enhances the movie in unexpected ways.
Antarctica, that icy white vastness at the end of the world, has never looked more majestic than in this documentary. Thanks to Luc Jacquet we are enlightened by all what we learn about the Emperors as they endure and survive under the worst possible circumstances and remain the graceful figures they are. Watching "The March of the Penguins" feels, at times, like being at the ballet watching a magical dance performed by these flightless birds that manage to look so dignified all the time while doing for us their amazing dance of survival.
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- Jun 29, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- The Emperor's Journey
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $77,437,223
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $137,492
- Jun 26, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $127,392,693
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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