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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
A Story of Survival
The March of the Penguins is a powerful film. It is sad, funny, and simply amazing at the same time. It teaches us that life is a miracle. For the emperor penguins life is an everyday struggle to survive against predators, storms, and raging winds in the harshest weather conditions on earth. The documentary, filmed on location in Antarctica, shows the birds' struggle to eat, live, and reproduce. Each year the birds walk over seventy miles across ice and snow to their breeding ground. There the penguins mate, then conceal their eggs from the cold under a fold of their skin and balancing the precious new life to be born on their claws. Fathers take turns in caring for the eggs until they hatch, while mothers walk long miles again to bring home food for the chicks. Once the chicks are born, the parents work together to feed, shelter, and raise them. French director Luc Jacquet was a scientist before he became a filmmaker. He succeeded in making the story dramatic, compelling, and comprehensible to younger viewers. The film is skillfully narrated by Morgan Freeman. It is a definite MUST SEE.
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- Jun 15, 2005
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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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