Encounters at the End of the World
2007Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
Acted in
Werner Herzog
as Narrator (voice)
Clive Oppenheimer
as Self - Volcanologist
Scott Rowland
as Self - Transportation Dept
Stefan Pashov
as Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
Doug MacAyeal
as Self - Glaciologist
Ryan Andrew Evans
as Self - Filmmaker, Cook
Kevin Emery
as Self - Survival School Instructor
Olav T. Oftedal
as Self - Nutritional Ecologist
Regina Eisert
as Self - Physiologist
David R. Pacheco Jr.
as Self - Journeyman Plumber
Samuel S. Bowser
as Self - Cell Biologist
Jan Pawlowski
as Self - Zoologist
William Jirsa
as Self - Linguist, Computer Expert
Karen Joyce
as Self - Traveler, Computer Expert
Libor Zicha
as Self - Utility Mechanic
Ashrita Furman
as Self - Multiple World Record Holder
David Ainley
as Self - Marine Ecologist
William McIntosh
as Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist
Peter Gorham
as Self - Physicist
Ernest Shackleton
as Self - (archive footage)
Shaun Phillip Cantwell
as Self - General Assistant