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"Encounters at the End of the World" quotes

Encounters at the End of the World poster
Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.

Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog
Production: N/A
Genre: documentary
Year: 2007
MetaScore: 80/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: $944,933
Released: 18 Jul 2008
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 16 nominations total

20 video clips

It's a pretty beautiful scarlet worm - Encounters at the End of the World 00:34 It's a pretty beautiful scarlet worm The NationaI Science Foundation had invited me to Antarctica - Encounters at the End of the World 00:12 The NationaI Science Foundation had invited me to Antarctica If you take everybody who's not tied down they all sort of - Encounters at the End of the World 00:27 If you take everybody who's not tied down they all sort... The rules for the humans are do not disturb or hold up the penguin - Encounters at the End of the World 00:26 The rules for the humans are do not disturb or hold up the... Dr Ainley is there such thing as insanity among penguins - Encounters at the End of the World 00:08 Dr Ainley is there such thing as insanity among penguins It occurred to me that in the time we spent with him in the greenhouse - Encounters at the End of the World 00:32 It occurred to me that in the time we spent with him in the... And I think there is a fair amount of the population here - Encounters at the End of the World 00:38 And I think there is a fair amount of the population here Under the ice the divers find themselves in a separate reality - Encounters at the End of the World 00:57 Under the ice the divers find themselves in a separate... Hence in this stupid trend of academia - Encounters at the End of the World 00:08 Hence in this stupid trend of academia LAUGHING It's a long story I've explored many different - Encounters at the End of the World 00:55 LAUGHING It's a long story I've explored many... Unlike Scott and Shackleton who viewed the ice as this sort of static monster - Encounters at the End of the World 00:41 Unlike Scott and Shackleton who viewed the ice as this sort... McMurdo has climate controlled housing facilities its own radio station - Encounters at the End of the World 00:18 McMurdo has climate controlled housing facilities its own... HERZOG For this and many other reasons our presence on this planet - Encounters at the End of the World 00:43 HERZOG For this and many other reasons our presence on this... As if we had wanted to leave one remnant of our presence on this planet - Encounters at the End of the World 00:42 As if we had wanted to leave one remnant of our presence on... He would neither go towards the feeding grounds at the edge of the ice - Encounters at the End of the World 00:16 He would neither go towards the feeding grounds at the edge... Might as well be on a piece of the South Pole - Encounters at the End of the World 00:37 Might as well be on a piece of the South Pole The creatures that are down there that are like science fiction creatures - Encounters at the End of the World 00:42 The creatures that are down there that are like science... So just imagine you know 90 - Encounters at the End of the World 00:29 So just imagine you know 90 For me the best description of hunger is a description of bread - Encounters at the End of the World 00:17 For me the best description of hunger is a description of... The neutrino is It's the most ridiculous particle you could imagine - Encounters at the End of the World 00:39 The neutrino is It's the most ridiculous particle you...

Cast

Narrator - Werner Herzog
Self - Transportation Dept. - Scott Rowland
Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver - Stefan Pashov
Self - Glaciologist - Doug MacAyeal
Self - Filmmaker, Cook - Ryan Andrew Evans
All Cast