The 11th Hour (I) (2007)

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.

Directors:

Leila Conners, Nadia Conners

Writers:

Leila Conners, Nadia Conners,

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kenny Ausubel, Thom Hartmann

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Himself - Narrator
Kenny Ausubel	...	Himself - Founder, Bioneers
Thom Hartmann	...	Himself - Author, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
Wangari Maathai	...	Herself - Founder, Greenbelt Movement, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Sandra Postel	...	Herself - Director, Global Water Policy Project
Paul Stamets	...	Himself - Mycologist, Author, Mycelium Running
David Orr	...	Himself - Chair, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College
Stephen Hawking	...	Himself - Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge University
Oren Lyons	...	Himself - Faithkeeper, Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee, Six Nations, Iroquois Confederacy
Andrew C. Revkin	...	Himself - Author & Science Reporter, New York Times (as Andy Revkin)
Sylvia Earle	...	Herself - Oceanographer, Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society
Paul Hawken	...	Himself - Author, Environmentalist, Entrepreneur
Janine Benyus	...	Herself - Author, Biomimicry
Stuart Pimm	...	Himself - Professor of Conservation Ecology, Duke University
Paolo Soleri	...	Himself - Architect, Founder of Arcosanti

Storyline

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.

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Plot Keywords:

environment | planet | overfishing | carbon neutrality | rising sea levels | 

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Taglines:

Turn mankind's darkest hour into its finest

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2007 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Leonardo DiCaprio Presents The 11th Hour

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$60,853 (USA) (17 August 2007)

Gross:

$703,464 (USA) (28 September 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Appian Way, Greenhour, Tree Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the caption describing a U.S. Senate hearing on oil company profits, one of the testifying companies is misspelled: "ExxonMobile." The correct spelling is ExxonMobil.

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Quotes

Thom Hartmann: Our biosphere is sick.

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Connections

Referenced in Monster (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Svefn-g-englar"
Performed by Sigur Rós

User Reviews

The Earth will get by on its own

This very insightful documentary is not about the death of the world. Those whom extol such are, in my opinion, foolish dramatists. Rather, it is about the death of our species.

DeCaprio excels in bringing forth the intelligentsia who bring not only educated opinion but factual data. Facts show the Earth is suffering from the abuses of people. And the greatest abuses come from the largest and most technological countries. Yet, some of the worst abuses come from small, undeveloped countries too poor to encourage environmental regulation.

With all the pollution of land, sea, and air, we as people will ultimately succumb, unless we take great action to replace what we remove, or accept our need to find alternatives.

Global warming may be real or not. I haven't been around for a hundred thousand years or so, so I can't really say. In my oh so short time on this planet, I feel I can say one thing and that is we sure are doing a lot more to hurt ourselves, and this planet, than help.

Five stars for The 11th Hour.