Morgan Freeman,
Charles Berling,
Ching-wen Chia,
Hikari Ishida,
Jules Sitruk
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Emperor penguins overcome daunting obstacles in order to return to their breeding grounds for mating season. This tells the story of one year in the life of a flock -- focusing on one couple in partic... read more
Directed by: Luc Jacquet
Release Date: June 24, 2005
DVD Release Date: November 29, 2005
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February 20, 2012March of the Penguins a truly remarkable film. It is enchantingly moving and you must have a stone cold black heart to not enjoy this spectacle. Absolutely incredible, greatly emotional and a sincerely unfortuante true story turned into entertainment by cinematic geniuses.
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June 1, 2011March of the penguins is about a real life group of penguins as they go on their mission to get back their mating ground. On their annual journey that invokes just about every major life experience that u can have in the life of a penguin.
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January 6, 2011A very well crafted documentary, Marc Of The Penguins was always a film that I never watched because I never had the change, but I took a shot, and was surprised. The film is very interesting ans beautifully filmed, narrated as we see these penguins during their mating season. Th... read more
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December 4, 2009A very sweet documentary (sort of) about penguins. It doesn?t really go into any real scientism, why the penguins do what they do etc, instead it humanises them, in the way only a Disney produced film can. Don?t despair though, it?s filmed beautifully and the penguins are the rea... read more
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April 27, 2009Winner of the Best feature documentary at the 2006 Academy Awards, "March of the Penguins" is a wonderful story about the life of penguins.
The documentary is nicely photographed and some very nice visuals are shown on the screen. The underwater scenes are beautiful.
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January 6, 2008Good movie, but painful at times to watch because of the conditions the penguins endure. It seems like such a wasted life, but then...what else would a penguin do? Learn to play pool? Write a novel? This is definitely not a Disney-type nature film, full of funny animals and cleve... read more
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September 24, 2007Interesting. Like watching the discovery channel, but you have to pay for it?
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September 6, 2005
David Denby, New Yorker
August 5, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Documentaries are the surprise hits of the summer, and none is scoring bigger than Luc Jacquet's wondrous look at the emperor penguins of Antarctica.
August 2, 2005
David Edelstein, NPR's Fresh Air
The movie easily transcends the 'Isn't-that-amazing?' animal genre. Full Review
July 28, 2005
Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune
It's an incredible tale of ritual and perseverance, both for the emperor penguin and the untouched land, sparkling white and aqua, pristine and brutal. Full Review
July 22, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Yes, this is nature anthropomorphized. But after seeing this touching and beautiful film, you might not be so quick to dismiss that 'They're a lot like us' point of view. Full Review
July 21, 2005
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Mr. Jacquet's magnificent exploration of the tortured life-and-love cycle of the noble emperor penguin soars as one of the most passionate and perceptive expressions of interspecies empathy in the his... Full Review
July 18, 2005
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
When I go to the movies, I expect to have an experience. This is just a TV show -- admittedly a quality one -- but a TV show nonetheless. Full Review
July 8, 2005
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
A rousing affirmation of nature's brilliance in the face of environmental challenge. Full Review
July 8, 2005
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Even if you have somehow managed to resist penguin charm or never given them a second thought, March will leave you amazed at the nobility of the human -- I mean, animal -- spirit. Full Review
July 8, 2005
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
An amazingly photographed and inescapably fascinating documentary about the life and struggles of emperor penguins.
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