Encounters at the End of the World (2008)

Off the map, things get strange.

Movie · Documentary · 1h 39m · Rated 7.5/10 on TMDB · Released July 18, 2008

Overview

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.

Directed by Werner Herzog

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

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