Encounters at the End of the World
Sep 01, 2007 | IMDB 7.4
99 min Watch NowDocumentary
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
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Antarctica
The Great Achievement
Deep Blue
The Living Desert
Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii
The Secret of Dr. Grinberg
Arctic Tale
Kielings kalte Welt
The Last Great Climb
Ring of Fire
The Hellstrom Chronicle
The Last Apostle: Journies in the Holy Land
Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the World
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
THE MENTAL
Tesla
Highway to the Arctic
Titanic: The Complete Story
The Kiamichi Beast Expedition
Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas
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IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2020
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 1958
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IMDB 6.8 | May , 2003
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IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 1953
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2013
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IMDB 8.7 | Sep , 2022
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IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2015
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 2013
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IMDB 6.4 | May , 1971
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IMDB 7 | Jan , 2020
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IMDB 7.9 | Mar , 2004
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IMDB 10 | Jan , 2024
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IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2016
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IMDB 7 | Feb , 2017
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IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1994
The "unsinkable" Titanic was a dream come true: four city blocks long and a passenger list worth 250 million dollars. But on her maiden voyage in April 1912, that dream became a nightmare when the giant ship struck an iceberg and sunk in the cold North Atlantic. More than 1,500 lives were lost in one of the greatest disasters of the 20th century. Now, using newsreels, stills, diaries, and exclusive interviews with survivors, Titanic: The Complete Story recounts the sensational history of the premier liner. In Part I: Death of a Dream, the largest ship ever built is christened in Ireland before a cheering crowd of 100,000. Witness the disaster this trek becomes as numerous iceberg warnings go unheeded and the ship sinks in the icy North Atlantic. In Part II: The Legend Lives On, over-packed lifeboats edge away from the crippled liner as a futile SOS signals flare into the night--leaving 1,500 passengers to a watery grave.The Kiamichi Beast Expedition
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2021
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IMDB 8 | Feb , 2021
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