Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
Rating: 7.4/10
Duration: 99 min
Year: 2007
Genres: Documentary
Director(s): Werner Herzog
Description:
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.
Cast
- Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice)
- Clive Oppenheimer as Self - Volcanologist
- Scott Rowland as Self - Transportation Dept
- Stefan Pashov as Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
- Doug MacAyeal as Self - Glaciologist
- Ryan Andrew Evans as Self - Filmmaker, Cook
- Kevin Emery as Self - Survival School Instructor
- Olav T. Oftedal as Self - Nutritional Ecologist
- Regina Eisert as Self - Physiologist
- David R. Pacheco Jr. as Self - Journeyman Plumber
- Samuel S. Bowser as Self - Cell Biologist
- Jan Pawlowski as Self - Zoologist
- William Jirsa as Self - Linguist, Computer Expert
- Karen Joyce as Self - Traveler, Computer Expert
- Libor Zicha as Self - Utility Mechanic
