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In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 22 wins & 15 nominations total
Morgan Freeman
- Narrator
- (English version)
- (voice)
Romane Bohringer
- La mère
- (original French version)
- (voice)
Charles Berling
- Le père
- (original French version)
- (voice)
Jules Sitruk
- Le bébé
- (original French version)
- (voice)
Amitabh Bachchan
- Narrator
- (Indian version)
- (voice)
Jose Coronado
- Emperor Father
- (Spanish version)
- (voice)
- (as José Coronado)
Gösta Ekman
- Narrator
- (Swedish version)
- (voice)
Sofie Gråbøl
- Narrator
- (Danish version)
- (voice)
Hikari Ishida
- Haha-Penguin
- (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
- Ko-Penguin
- (voice)
- (as Ryûnosuke Kamiki)
Adrian Killian
- Penguin Baby
- (German version)
- (voice)
Marek Kondrat
- Narrator
- (Polish version)
- (voice)
Andrea Kathrin Loewig
- Penguin Mother
- (German version)
- (voice)
Torsten Michaelis
- Penguin Father
- (German version)
- (voice)
Takao Osawa
- Chichi-Penguin
- (voice)
Maryanne Slavich
- Narrator
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMorgan Freeman recorded his narration in one day.
- Quotes
penguin: Wwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
- Crazy creditsAs the closing credits roll, footage is shown of the photographers dragging their equipment across the ice, setting up their cameras, and shooting film as the penguins walk around them.
- Alternate versionsThe original French version features dialog for the penguins and a pop music soundtrack.
- ConnectionsEdited into Phénomania: La marche de l'empereur (2005)
Featured review
Cute and visually spectacular
La Marche de l'Empereur (2005) is a french documentary that features the habits of penguins during the course of one year: their mating rituals, their migrations, laying of the eggs, searching for food, etc. It also shows them facing a danger or two, and (what for me was the highlight of the movie) the moment when the baby penguins break out of their shells! The movie is visually astounding. The cinematographer has managed to capture extreme close-ups where you can see the pattern of their feathers, as well as breath-taking longshots of hundreds of penguins marching on the beautiful icy backdrop. There is also a suspenseful underwater sequence.
The movie is accompanied with poetic voice-overs that tell the story from the penguins' point of view, and gentle ambiance music. There are also a few laughs here and there, as penguins bump into each other or slip on the ice.
The movie could have been handled better from a dramatic storytelling stand-point, but it seemed the director was aiming to create a sort of poetic new age nature movie, and as such, it works perfectly. Admittedly, there are points where the style starts to wear on you, and some parts seem to be repeating themselves, but at 80 minutes long the movie doesn't overstay its welcome.
All in all, the movie is a memorable experience, and manages to be informative and entertaining at the same time, and even manages to be moving on occasion. And penguins are simply the cutest animals!
The movie is accompanied with poetic voice-overs that tell the story from the penguins' point of view, and gentle ambiance music. There are also a few laughs here and there, as penguins bump into each other or slip on the ice.
The movie could have been handled better from a dramatic storytelling stand-point, but it seemed the director was aiming to create a sort of poetic new age nature movie, and as such, it works perfectly. Admittedly, there are points where the style starts to wear on you, and some parts seem to be repeating themselves, but at 80 minutes long the movie doesn't overstay its welcome.
All in all, the movie is a memorable experience, and manages to be informative and entertaining at the same time, and even manages to be moving on occasion. And penguins are simply the cutest animals!
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- Potty-Man
- Jul 8, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- The Emperor's Journey
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $77,437,223
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $137,492
- Jun 26, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $127,392,693
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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