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March of the penguins [videorecording] / Bonne Pioche ; Buena Vista International Film Production France ; Canal+ ; APC ; L'Institut Polare Français Paul Enice Victor ; produced by Yves Darondeau, Christophe Lioud, Emmanuel Priou ; story by Luc Jacquet ; narration writer, Jordan Roberts ; directed by Luc Jacquet.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 73657 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English, French Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2005.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1419818228
Other title:
  • Also known as: Marche de l'empereur
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Directors of photography, Laurent Chalet, Jérôme Maison ; narrator, Morgan Freeman ; editor, Sabine Emiliani ; music, Alex Wurman.
Summary: In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins for emperor penguins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love.
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While many people think of penguins as comical birds who look like they've been decked out in tuxedos, the truth is they're among the strongest and most resilient creatures in the animal kingdom. And they have to be -- each year, the emperor penguins of Antarctica travel through the most punishing environment on Earth to their nesting grounds, and after the females lay their eggs, the males keep them warm while their mates walk 70 miles back to the sea to fatten themselves with fish for themselves and their young. Filmmaker Luc Jacquet spent over a year braving the frigid temperatures of the South Pole to film this annual ritual of the penguins, and March of the Penguins documents their brave struggle to survive, as well as the close emotional bonds between the penguin families. March of the Penguins was first screened in France as La Marche de l'Empereur, with a handful of French actors providing a voice-over in which they expressed the "thoughts" of the penguins; for the American edition, Morgan Freeman was brought in to deliver a more straightforward narration. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

Special features: Theatrical trailer, "Crittercam: Emperor penguins" documentary; "Of men and penguins" documentary; "8 ball Bunny": a classic WB animation short with Bugs Bunny and a penguin.

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Directors of photography, Laurent Chalet, Jérôme Maison ; narrator, Morgan Freeman ; editor, Sabine Emiliani ; music, Alex Wurman.

In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins for emperor penguins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love.

MPAA rating: G.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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