Encounters at the End of the World

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.

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  Werner Herzog

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  Werner Herzog
  Narrator (voice)
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  Clive Oppenheimer
  Self - Volcanologist
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  Scott Rowland
  Self - Transportation Dept
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  Stefan Pashov
  Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
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  Doug MacAyeal
  Self - Glaciologist
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  Ryan Andrew Evans
  Self - Filmmaker, Cook
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  Kevin Emery
  Self - Survival School Instructor
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  Olav T. Oftedal
  Self - Nutritional Ecologist
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  Regina Eisert
  Self - Physiologist
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  David R. Pacheco Jr.
  Self - Journeyman Plumber
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  Samuel S. Bowser
  Self - Cell Biologist
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  Jan Pawlowski
  Self - Zoologist
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  William Jirsa
  Self - Linguist, Computer Expert
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  Karen Joyce
  Self - Traveler, Computer Expert
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  Libor Zicha
  Self - Utility Mechanic
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  Ashrita Furman
  Self - Multiple World Record Holder
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  David Ainley
  Self - Marine Ecologist
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  William McIntosh
  Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist
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  Peter Gorham
  Self - Physicist
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  Ernest Shackleton
  Self - (archive footage)