Encounters at the end of the world / Discovery Films presents a Werner Herzog film ; Creative Differences Productions, Inc. for The Discovery Channel ; produced by Henry Kaiser ; written, directed & narrated by Werner Herzog.
An up-close and personal look at one of Antarctica's lesser-known inhabitants: the human. Join Werner Herzog as he shows those amazing individuals who work, play, and struggle to live in some of the world's worst conditions.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English Spanish |
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English |
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English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Silver Spring, MD : Chatsworth, CA :
Discovery Communications, Inc. ; Distributed by Image Entertainment,
2008.
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
Contents:
- Disc 1: Encounters at the end of the world
- Why?
- Ivan
- Professional dreamers
- Survival school
- Seal scientists
- Spirit
- Dive camp
- Under the frozen sky
- Celebration
- Stories to tell
- Absurd quests
- Penguins
- Mount Erebus
- South Pole shrine
- Exploring the volcano
- Neutrino project
- End credits ; Special features: Commentary with director Werner Herzog, producer Henry Kaiser and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger [audio only]; Featurettes Under the ice (36 min.); Over the ice (10 min.); Dive locker interview (18 min.); South Pole exorcism (12 min.); Seals & men (4 min.); Trailer (2 min.).
- Disc 2: Jonathan Demme interviews Werner Herzog [at the Museum of the Moving Image, NYC, June 5, 2008] / producers, Michelle Caputo, Shannon Hartman ; Art & Industry (67 min.).