Encounters at the End of the World

Sep 1, 2007

1h 39m

★ 7.5

Off the map, things get strange.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Discovery Films

Creative Differences Productions

Discovery Communications

Encounters at the End of the World Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Werner Herzog

Self - Volcanologist

Clive Oppenheimer

Self - Transportation Dept

Scott Rowland

Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver

Stefan Pashov

Self - Glaciologist

Doug MacAyeal

Self - Filmmaker, Cook

Ryan Andrew Evans

Self - Survival School Instructor

Kevin Emery

Self - Nutritional Ecologist

Olav T. Oftedal

Self - Physiologist

Regina Eisert

Self - Journeyman Plumber

David R. Pacheco Jr.

Self - Cell Biologist

Samuel S. Bowser

Self - Zoologist

Jan Pawlowski

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