Encounters at the End of the World

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Clive Oppenheimer

Self - Volcanologist

Scott Rowland

Self - Transportation Dept

Stefan Pashov

Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver

Doug MacAyeal

Self - Glaciologist

Ryan Andrew Evans

Self - Filmmaker, Cook

Kevin Emery

Self - Survival School Instructor

Olav T. Oftedal

Self - Nutritional Ecologist

Regina Eisert

Self - Physiologist

David R. Pacheco Jr.

Self - Journeyman Plumber

Samuel S. Bowser

Self - Cell Biologist

Jan Pawlowski

Self - Zoologist

William Jirsa

Self - Linguist, Computer Expert

Karen Joyce

Self - Traveler, Computer Expert

Libor Zicha

Self - Utility Mechanic

Ashrita Furman

Self - Multiple World Record Holder

David Ainley

Self - Marine Ecologist

William McIntosh

Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist

Peter Gorham

Self - Physicist

Ernest Shackleton

Self - (archive footage)