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Feature film — 2008

Encounters at the End of the World (2008)

7.51h 39mDocumentary

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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A high-signal pick with 308 votes.

Discovery Films / Creative Differences Productions / Discovery Communications

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Director: Werner Herzog

On screen

Cast & crew

Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice)

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Clive Oppenheimer as Self - Volcanologist

Clive Oppenheimer

Self - Volcanologist

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Scott Rowland

Self - Transportation Dept

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Stefan Pashov

Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver

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Doug MacAyeal

Self - Glaciologist

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Ryan Andrew Evans

Self - Filmmaker, Cook

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Kevin Emery

Self - Survival School Instructor

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Olav T. Oftedal

Self - Nutritional Ecologist

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Regina Eisert

Self - Physiologist

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David R. Pacheco Jr.

Self - Journeyman Plumber

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Samuel S. Bowser

Self - Cell Biologist

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Jan Pawlowski

Self - Zoologist

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