Encounters at the End of the World
Released
July 18, 2008
Runtime: 1h 39m
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 & Crew
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Clive Oppenheimer
Self - Volcanologist
- SR
Scott Rowland
Self - Transportation Dept
- SP
Stefan Pashov
Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
- DM
Doug MacAyeal
Self - Glaciologist
- RE
Ryan Andrew Evans
Self - Filmmaker, Cook
- KE
Kevin Emery
Self - Survival School Instructor
- OO
Olav T. Oftedal
Self - Nutritional Ecologist
- RE
Regina Eisert
Self - Physiologist
- DJ
David R. Pacheco Jr.
Self - Journeyman Plumber
- SB
Samuel S. Bowser
Self - Cell Biologist
- JP
Jan Pawlowski
Self - Zoologist
- WJ
William Jirsa
Self - Linguist, Computer Expert
- KJ
Karen Joyce
Self - Traveler, Computer Expert
- LZ
Libor Zicha
Self - Utility Mechanic
- AF
Ashrita Furman
Self - Multiple World Record Holder
- DA
David Ainley
Self - Marine Ecologist
- WM
William McIntosh
Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist
Werner Herzog
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
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