Encounters at the End of the World

September. 01,2007      G
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Werner Herzog as  Narrator (voice)
Clive Oppenheimer as  Self - Volcanologist
Ernest Shackleton as  Self - (archive footage)

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