Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

Off the map, things get strange.

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.

Cast (21)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Clive Oppenheimer

Self - Volcanologist

S

Scott Rowland

Self - Transportation Dept

S

Stefan Pashov

Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver

D

Doug MacAyeal

Self - Glaciologist

R

Ryan Andrew Evans

Self - Filmmaker, Cook

K

Kevin Emery

Self - Survival School Instructor

O

Olav T. Oftedal

Self - Nutritional Ecologist

R

Regina Eisert

Self - Physiologist

D

David R. Pacheco Jr.

Self - Journeyman Plumber

S

Samuel S. Bowser

Self - Cell Biologist

J

Jan Pawlowski

Self - Zoologist

W

William Jirsa

Self - Linguist, Computer Expert

K

Karen Joyce

Self - Traveler, Computer Expert

L

Libor Zicha

Self - Utility Mechanic

A

Ashrita Furman

Self - Multiple World Record Holder

D

David Ainley

Self - Marine Ecologist

W

William McIntosh

Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist

P

Peter Gorham

Self - Physicist

Ernest Shackleton

Self - (archive footage)

S

Shaun Phillip Cantwell

Self - General Assistant

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