March of the penguins / Warner Independent Pictures and National Geographic Feature Films present a Bonne Pioche production in association with Wild Bunch with the participation of Buena Vista International Film Production and Canal+ a co-production with APC in association with The French Polar Institute ; produced by Yves Darondeau, Christophe Lioud, Emmanuel Priou ; narration written by Jordan Roberts ; directed by Luc Jacquet.
Documentary. Title from container. Narrator, Morgan Freeman. Based on the story by Luc Jacquet and upon the screenplay by Luc Jacquet & Michel Fessler. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: "Of penguins and men" featurette; National Geographic's crittercam: Emperor penguins; classic Looney Tunes cartoon "8 ball bunny;" theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching all day and night in a single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. 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, while storms lash at them. But the safety of their chicks makes it all worthwhile.
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