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March of the Penguins / presented by Warner Independent Pictures and National Geographic Feature Films ; a Bonne Pioche production in association with Wild Bunch ; a film by Luc Jacquet ; producers, Yves Darondeau, Christophe Lioud, Emmanuel Priou ; story by Luc Jacquet ; director, Luc Jacquet. Videorecording

Material type: TextPublication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2005.Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1419818228
Other title:
  • Marche de l'empereur (Motion picture)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL696.S473
Production credits:
  • Directors of photography, Laurent Chalet, Jérôme Maison ; editor, Sabine Emiliani ; music, Alex Wurman ; narration writer, Jordan Roberts.
Awards:
  • Academy Awards, 2006: Best Documentary, Features.
Narrator, Morgan Freeman.Summary: In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins 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.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: "Crittercam: Emperor penguins" documentary; "Of men and penguins" documentary; "8 ball Bunny": a classic WB animation short with Bugs Bunny and a penguin.

Directors of photography, Laurent Chalet, Jérôme Maison ; editor, Sabine Emiliani ; music, Alex Wurman ; narration writer, Jordan Roberts.

Narrator, Morgan Freeman.

In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins 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.

Closed-captioned. English or Spanish dialog, with optional French or Spanish subtitles.

Academy Awards, 2006: Best Documentary, Features.