In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
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Luc Jacquet
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Charles Berling | ... | Le père (voice) | |
| Romane Bohringer | ... | La mère (voice) | |
| Jules Sitruk | ... | Le bébé (voice) | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Amitabh Bachchan | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Jose Coronado | ... | Emperor Father (voice) | |
| Sky du Mont | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Gösta Ekman | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
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Fiorello | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Sofie Gråbøl | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
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Hikari Ishida | ... | Haha-Penguin (voice) |
| Ryûnosuke Kamiki | ... | Ko-Penguin (voice) | |
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Adrian Killian | ... | Penguin Baby (voice) |
| Marek Kondrat | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
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Andrea Kathrin Loewig | ... | Penguin Mother (voice) |
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At the end of each Antarctic summer, the emperor penguins of the South Pole journey to their traditional breeding grounds in a fascinating mating ritual that is captured in this documentary by intrepid filmmaker Luc Jacquet. The journey across frozen tundra proves to be the simplest part of the ritual, as after the egg is hatched, the female must delicately transfer it to the male and make her way back to the distant sea to nourish herself and bring back food to her newborn chick. Written by Jwelch5742
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father son relationship | do or die | life cycle | moon | lonliness |Taglines:
In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a wayParents Guide:
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Country:
FranceRelease Date:
22 July 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
March of the Penguins See more »Filming Locations:
Terre Adélie, AntarcticaEdit
Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$137,492, 26 June 2005Gross USA:
$77,437,223Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$127,392,693Company Credits
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Narrator: [narrating voice over] There are few places hard to get to in this world. But there aren't any where it's harder to live.
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The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguins and the only one to breed during the winter in Antarctica. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: [narrating voice over] There are few places hard to get to in this world. But there aren't any where it's harder to live.
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Crazy Credits
As 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. See more »Alternate Versions
The original French version features dialog for the penguins and a pop music soundtrack. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The March of the Penguins is a powerful film. It is sad, funny, and simply amazing at the same time. It teaches us that life is a miracle. For the emperor penguins life is an everyday struggle to survive against predators, storms, and raging winds in the harshest weather conditions on earth. The documentary, filmed on location in Antarctica, shows the birds' struggle to eat, live, and reproduce. Each year the birds walk over seventy miles across ice and snow to their breeding ground. There the penguins mate, then conceal their eggs from the cold under a fold of their skin and balancing the precious new life to be born on their claws. Fathers take turns in caring for the eggs until they hatch, while mothers walk long miles again to bring home food for the chicks. Once the chicks are born, the parents work together to feed, shelter, and raise them. French director Luc Jacquet was a scientist before he became a filmmaker. He succeeded in making the story dramatic, compelling, and comprehensible to younger viewers. The film is skillfully narrated by Morgan Freeman. It is a definite MUST SEE.