Movie
March of the Penguins
In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way.
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of 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, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
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Not streaming in United States
March of the Penguins opened in theaters July 22, 2005. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of 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, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
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Cast
Charles BerlingFather Penguin (voice)
Romane BohringerMother Penguin (voice)
Jules SitrukBaby Penguin (voice)
Morgan FreemanNarratorCredits
- Directed by
- Luc Jacquet
- Written by
- Jordan Roberts, Luc Jacquet, Michel Fessler, Luc Jacquet
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- La Marche de l'empereur
- Collection
- March of the Penguins Collection
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $127.4M
Production
National Geographic FilmsUnited States
Bonne PiocheFrance
Wild BunchFrance- APCFrance
- French Polar InstituteFrance