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| Alternative Title 2 |
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| Original Title |
Encounters at the End of the World
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| Original Language |
English
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| Leading Actor |
Werner Herzog
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| Second Actor |
Scott Rowland
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| Third Actor |
Stefan Pashov
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| Director |
Werner Herzog
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| Second Director |
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| Producer |
Henry Kaiser
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| Scriptwriter |
Werner Herzog
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| Film Type |
Documentary
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| Country |
USA
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| Date of Original Release |
01/01/2008 00:00:00
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| Synopsis |
'Werner Herzog' takes his camera to Antarctica where we meet the odd men and women who have dedicated their lives to furthering the cause of science in treacherous conditions. A scientist studies neutrinos, which are everywhere, yet elusive; he likens them to spirits. A researcher's nighttime performance art includes contorting her body into a luggage bag. A survival guide teaches his students to survive white-out conditions by wearing cartoon-face buckets over their heads. Animal researchers milk mother seals as part of their study. Volcanologists offer advice on what to do when a volcano erupts. A pipefitter shows us the anomaly in his hands that he says are a sign he descended from Atzec royalty. A former Colorado banker drives what he has christened Ivan the Terra Bus. An underwater diver shows his colleagues DVDs of apocalyptic sci-fi films like Them! (1954). And -- though Herzog declares he's not "making another film about penguins" -- we meet a penguin researcher who answers …
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| Part No |
1
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| Production Company |
Discovery Films, Creative Differences Productions, Discovery Channel
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| Cinematographer |
Peter Zeitlinger
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| Composer |
Henry Kaiser
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| Editor |
Joe Bini
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| Title Number |
4116
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| Length of Program |
99
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| Colour |
Colour
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| Sound |
5.1
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| Screen Type |
1.78:1
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| Subtitled |
German
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| Dubbed |
German
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| Series |
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| Department |
GERMAN
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| Video Format |
DVD REGION 2
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