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Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World

Off the map, things get strange.

2007•1h 39m•7.5/10
Documentary

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7.5/10(293)

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.

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Production

Discovery Films, Creative Differences Productions, Discovery Communications

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Clive Oppenheimer

Clive Oppenheimer

Self - Volcanologist

Scott Rowland

Self - Transportation Dept

Stefan Pashov

Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver

Doug MacAyeal

Self - Glaciologist

Ryan Andrew Evans

Self - Filmmaker, Cook

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

Peter Gorham

Self - Physicist

Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton

Self - (archive footage)

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