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March of the Penguins ()

La marche de l'empereur (original title)
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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.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 15 nominations.
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Cast

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La mère (voice)
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Le père (voice)
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Le bébé (voice)
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Narrator (voice)
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Emperor Father (voice) (as José Coronado)
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Narrator in German version (voice)
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Narrator (voice)
Fiorello ...
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Hikari Ishida ...
Haha-Penguin (voice)
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Ko-Penguin (voice)
Adrian Killian ...
Penguin Baby (voice)
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Andrea Kathrin Loewig ...
Penguin Mother (voice)
Torsten Michaelis ...
Penguin Father (voice)
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Chichi-Penguin (voice)
Maryanne Slavich ...
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Directed by

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Luc Jacquet

Written by

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Luc Jacquet ... (scenario)
 
Luc Jacquet ... (adaptation) &
Michel Fessler ... (adaptation)
 
Jordan Roberts ... (narration: US edited version)

Produced by

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Jean-Christophe Barret ... co-producer
Yves Darondeau ... producer
Ilann Girard ... executive producer
Christophe Lioud ... producer
Emmanuel Priou ... producer

Music by

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Émilie Simon
Alex Wurman

Cinematography by

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Laurent Chalet
Jérôme Maison

Editing by

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Sabine Emiliani

Editorial Department

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Nicolas Criqui ... digital conformation
Valentine Duley ... assistant editor
Mickael Dumontier ... digital conformation
Brice Ferre ... assistant editor
Élodie Ichter ... digital intermediate editor
Jean-René Nébot ... digital color timer
Jim Passon ... color timer
Philippe Reinaudo ... digital intermediate technical director
Keith Shaw ... colorist: mastering
Wilson Stiner ... post-production assistant
Emmanuelle Zelez ... assistant editor

Production Management

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Jean-Christophe Barret ... post-production supervisor
Daniel Longuein ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jérôme Maison ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Willy Allen ... adr supervisor: US version
Kevin E. Carpenter ... re-recording mixer: US version (as Kevin Carpenter)
Pascal Dedeye ... foley artist
André Dias ... dubbing editor
Eric Ferret ... additional sound recordist (as Éric Ferret)
Scott A. Jennings ... supervising sound editor: US version
Gérard Lamps ... re-recording mixer
Armelle Mahé ... foley recordist
Steve Pederson ... re-recording mixer: US version
Laurent Quaglio ... sound designer

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Catherine Athon ... head of digital post-production
Odile Beraud ... scan and shoot (as Odile Béraud)
Benjamin Clément ... 2k operator
Gisèle Courcoux ... scan and shoot
Arnaud Damez ... computer designer
Fabien Eigen ... scan and shoot
Émilie Feret ... digital special effects coordinator
Thierry Flament ... computer designer
Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge ... computer designer / flame artist: Eclair lab
Sébastien Guyot ... scan and shoot (as Sebastien Guyot)
Luc Guénard ... calibration
Laurent Jentot ... computer designer
Christophe Keichinger ... scan and shoot
Robert Kfoury ... scan and shoot
Marc Latil ... visual artist
Benjamin Massoubre ... 2k operator
Joyce Menger ... head of digital special effects
David Montoya ... scan and shoot
Frederic Moreau ... head of digital special effects (as Frédéric Moreau)
Stéphane Praux ... 2K exploitation
Laetitia Roure ... digital grading post-production coordinator
Gérard Soirant ... scan and shoot (as Gerard Soirant)
Georges Tornero ... digital artist
Karim Touzene ... computer designer

Camera and Electrical Department

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François de Riberolles ... submarine cinematographer
Éric Leclerc ... aerial photographer
Jérôme Maison ... still photographer
Patrick Marchand ... submarine cinematographer

Casting Department

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Kei Kawamura ... casting: Japanese narration

Music Department

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Tom Calderaro ... orchestrator
Rose Corrigan ... musician: bassoon
Patrick Doyle ... musician
Jean-Pierre Ensuque ... guitar
Veronique Hassid ... music legal services
Eliza James ... musician: violin
Samuel Lehmer ... score mixer (as Sam Lehmer) / score recording engineer (as Sam Lehmer)
Larry Mah ... score recording engineer
Renzo Mantovani ... score mixing consultant
Laura McLean ... assistant to composer
Ryan Robinson ... scoring technical support engineer
Jeffrey Schindler ... conductor (as Jeff Schindler)
Ellen Segal ... music editor
Fred Selden ... musician: flute solos (as Fred Seldon)
Émilie Simon ... music producer / musician
Alan Steinberger ... musician: piano
Alex Wurman ... music score producer

Additional Crew

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Christophe Barbraud ... scientific advisor
Jean-François Camilleri ... local distributor
Martine Cardet ... accountant
Olivier Chiavassa ... head of production
Debbi Datz-Pyle ... contractor (as Debbi Datz Pyle)
Göran Ehlmé ... archive source (as Goran Elhme)
Paul Federbush ... Executive
Matthieu Guenoux ... trainee production assistant
Amandine Henrion ... production team
Kali Ligertwood ... production team
Catherine Marconnet ... production team
Christian Palacin ... aerial shot
Bruno Patin ... film grading
Philippe Reinaudo ... technical supervisor: Cinenum

Thanks

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Alain Boutillot ... special thanks
Patrice Godon ... special thanks
Gérard Jugie ... special thanks
Michel Munoz ... special thanks
Sophie Parrault ... special thanks
Delphine Tual ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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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Taglines In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way See more »
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Also Known As
  • March of the Penguins (United States)
  • March of the Penguins (India, English title)
  • The Emperor's Journey (World-wide, English title)
  • March of the Penguins (World-wide, English title)
  • March of the Penguins (Canada, English title)
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Runtime
  • 80 min
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Box Office

Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend France EUR2,488,623, 01 Feb 2005
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $127,392,693

Did You Know?

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Trivia It was noted that, by the time of the 2006 Academy Awards, this Best Documentary winner had out-grossed all 5 Best Picture nominees ($77 million vs. $75 million for Brokeback Mountain (2005)). See more »
Movie Connections Edited into La marche de l'empereur (2005). See more »
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 »
Quotes penguin: Wwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
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