Encounters at the End of the World
“Off the map, things get strange.”
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.
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Cast
21 people
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
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
Werner Herzog Director · Peter Zeitlinger Cinematographer Joe Bini Editor
United States release July 18, 2008 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Discovery Films
Production
Creative Differences Productions
Production
Discovery Communications
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · September 1, 2007
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · July 18, 2008
Theatrical
United States
April 29, 2008 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival of Boston
Canada
September 10, 2007 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
April 25, 2008 · Premiere · Dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg
November 26, 2010 · Physical · Bluray
Japan
October 20, 2008 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Netherlands
November 23, 2007 · Premiere · Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
June 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Poland
October 31, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
October 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 2008 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
United Kingdom
April 29, 2009 · Theatrical
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