March of the Penguins

Overview

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 26, 2005

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French, English

Countries

France, United States of America

Production

Canal+,Wild Bunch,Warner Independent Pictures (WIP),APC,L'Institut Polare Français Paul-Émile Victor,Bonne Pioche,National Geographic Films,The Walt Disney Company France,French Polar Institute

Cast

Charles Berling,Romane Bohringer,Jules Sitruk,Morgan Freeman

Director

Luc Jacquet

Writer

Jordan Roberts,Michel Fessler,Luc Jacquet

Producer

Emmanuel Priou,Christophe Lioud,Yves Darondeau

Cinematography

Laurent Chalet,Jérôme Maison

Music

Émilie Simon

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$127,392,693

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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