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Encounters at the End of the World

  • 20072007
  • GG
  • 1h 39m
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7.7/10
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Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
This is the theatrical trailer for Encounters at the End of the World: Theatrical Trailer, Werner Herzog's documentary on life in Antarctica.
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Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
19K
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    • Werner Herzog
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Werner Herzog
    • Scott Rowland
    • Stefan Pashov
    • Werner Herzog
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Werner Herzog
    • Scott Rowland
    • Stefan Pashov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 82User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Encounters at the End of the World: Theatrical Trailer
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    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog
    • Narrator
    Scott Rowland
    • Self - Transportation Dept.
    Stefan Pashov
    • Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
    Doug MacAyeal
    • Self - Glaciologist
    • (as Douglas MacAyeal)
    Ryan Andrew Evans
    • Self - Filmmaker, Cook
    • (as Ryan A. Evans)
    Kevin Emery
    • Self - Survival School Instructor
    Olav T. Oftedal
    • Self - Nutritional Ecologist
    Regina Eisert
    • Self - Physiologist
    David R. Pacheco Jr.
    • Self - Journeyman Plumber
    Samuel S. Bowser
    • Self - Cell Biologist
    Jan Pawlowski
    • Self - Zoologist
    William Jirsa
    • Self - Linguist, Computer Expert
    Karen Joyce
    • Self - Traveler, Computer Expert
    Libor Zicha
    • Self - Utility Mechanic
    Ashrita Furman
    • Self - Multiple World Record Holder
    David Ainley
    • Self - Marine Ecologist
    William McIntosh
    • Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist
    Clive Oppenheimer
    • Self - Volcanologist
      • Werner Herzog
      • Werner Herzog
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    • Trivia
      Werner Herzog has disclosed that the scene of scientists putting their ears to the ice to listen to seal calls was entirely staged. Herzog asked them to position themselves according to his directions, and the sounds were previously recorded through underwater microphones by sound artist Douglas Quin.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Stefan Pashov: There is a beautiful saying by an American philosopher, Alan Watts. He used to say that through our eyes the universe is perceiving itself, and through our ears the universe is listening to its cosmic harmonies. And we are the witness to which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

    • Connections
      Edited from Them! (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      Planino Stara Planino Mari
      Written by Stefan Dragostinov

      Performed by The Philip Koutev National Folk Ensemble

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    9/10
    Not another movie about penguins.
    My school recently sponsored a screening of this film with Werner Herzog himself in attendance. Herzog joked with the audience that part of his ambition to make this film was because he wanted to document the Antarctic without making "another movie about penguins." And although a portion of the movie DOES contain a segment about penguins, it plays a minor role in a film of many elements which compose a curious and beautiful documentary. It is a study of both Nature and Man: by turns breathtaking in its landscape (especially the underwater photography), at other times funny and serious, as Herzog interviews the motley crew of individuals who call Antarctica home for the greater part of the year. Herzog narrates the film with a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, yet always maintains respect for the subjects he covers. While he quipped with us afterward that this is not your typical Discovery Channel fare, he said he hopes to broadcast this film sometime on Discovery early next year. If that is the case, it is not a documentary anyone should miss.
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    • Release date
      • July 18, 2008 (United States)
      • United States
      • Official site
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Antarctica
    • Production companies
      • Discovery Films
      • Creative Differences Productions
      • Discovery Channel
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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