La marche de l'empereur

"In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way."

Jul 22 2005 G 1h 20m
Documentary, Family

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!!

Plot

At the end of each Antarctic summer, the emperor penguins of the South Pole journey to their traditional breeding grounds in a fascinating mating ritual that is captured in this documentary by intrepid filmmaker Luc Jacquet. The journey across frozen tundra proves to be the simplest part of the ritual, as after the egg is hatched, the female must delicately transfer it to the male and make her way back to the distant sea to nourish herself and bring back food to her newborn chick.

Written by

Luc Jacquet, Michel Fessler, Jordan Roberts

Directed by

Luc Jacquet

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Bonne Pioche, National Geographic Films, Canal+, L'Institut Polare Français Paul-Émile Victor, APC, Buena Vista International Film Production France, Wild Bunch

Languages

English, Français

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 15 nominations total

Trailers
March Of The Penguins Trailer [HD]
Scores
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60,902
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
79
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