Sep 01, 2007
99 min
Full-HD

Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Discovery Films Creative Differences Productions Discovery Communications

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

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

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