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Planet Earth

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2006
  • TV-PG
  • 8h 58m
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9.4/10
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Planet Earth (2006)
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A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plain... Read allA documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.

  • Stars
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • David Attenborough
    • Nikolay Drozdov
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.4/10
    213K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,764
    30
    • Stars
      • Sigourney Weaver
      • David Attenborough
      • Nikolay Drozdov
    • 106User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #3
    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 15 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Narrator - US Version
    David Attenborough
    David Attenborough
    • Self - Narrator
    Nikolay Drozdov
    Nikolay Drozdov
    • Narrator
    Thomas Anguti Johnston
    • Inuktitut Narrator
    Sanae Ueda
    • Self - Narrator Japan
    Huw Cordey
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    Mark Linfield
    Mark Linfield
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    Doug Allan
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    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
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    Mike Holding
    Mike Holding
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    Chadden Hunter
    Chadden Hunter
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    Michael Kelem
    Michael Kelem
    • Self
    Simon King
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    Jeff Wilson
    • Self
    Tania Jenkins
    • Self
    Rick Rosenthal
    • Self
    Doug Anderson
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    Justine Evans
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    • Trivia
      For the air shots, a special airborne camera was used with a 400mm lens that was able to zoom into single animals from a kilometer away without disturbing them.
    • Alternate versions
      Sigourney Weaver replaces David Attenborough for the narration of the US version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Earth (2007)

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    A visually impressive and memorable look at the world that we live in
    As the influence of man expands across the globe, fewer and fewer truly untouched wilderness exists. This series aims to use technology never used for nature programmes before to take us into these wildernesses and see the environment within them and the creatures that live there. Starting with a journey from one pole to the other, this series explores the extreme conditions of mountains (from the birth of one to the coldest of those existing), deserts, caves, oceans, fresh waters and others to present some of the most impressive footage ever seen in a nature documentary.

    With a budget of about £40 million, the BBC were going to have to deliver something pretty special to avoid the usual accusations of waste tax payer's money, catering to a small audience etc etc. However with Planet Earth they have easily silenced the critics to present a nature programme that is interesting and education. The biggest selling point is the footage which, at its worst is impressive but at its best is simply breath-taking and actually had me saying "wow" at some points. I am not naturally a nature programme viewer but this show had me hooked from episode 1 where a quick glance at the opening minutes had me staying with it for the following eleven weeks. The footage is impressive and, although it is the weakest part of each hour, I did enjoy some of the "Planet Earth Diary" sections where we actually saw the technology, techniques and sheer trial of getting the views that we get. My words can't really do it justice but the series gives footage that you won't have seen anywhere else before – with episode 1 claiming that the footage of a pack of dogs hunting told experts things they hadn't previously known.

    However I have seen some a couple of nature documentary feature films recently that have also had impressive footage but Planet Earth backs it up with a typically informative and engaging narration from David Attenborough. For me he added enough educational value to prevent the series just being televisual wallpaper – which of course is what it also does in terms of providing some beautiful material that would work even if the sound broke on your television. Like many others though, I would have liked there to be more connection made to the impact that man's actions are having on the ecosystems and animals that we are shown – for example are they getting rarer or having their habitats shrinking? Occasionally it does this but nowhere near enough – which is partly why some critics have labelled it "environmental porn", which I can understand but do not totally agree with.

    Overall this is a great series that does a great job of presenting the beauty of the natural world but just about having enough educational value to it to avoid it just being the television equivalent of wallpaper for your computer. The shots are impressive and the range of creatures and habitats that are presented makes this well worth seeing. I'm sure that wildlife fans will long for more detail but as a casual viewer this was just what I was looking for. An impressive and memorable look at the world that we live in.
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    • Release date
      • March 25, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Planet Earth Extremes
    • Filming locations
      • Colorado River, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
      • Discovery Channel
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      8 hours 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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