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An up-close and personal look at one of Antarctica's lesser-known inhabitants: the human. Join Werner Herzog as he shows those amazing individuals who work, play, and struggle to live in some of the world's worst conditions.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Discovery Films, Creative Differences Productions, Discovery Channel (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm), Thinkfilm (Firm)
Other Authors: Kaiser, Henry, Herzog, Werner, 1942-, Lindley, David, 1944-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Silver Spring, MD : Discovery Communications, Inc. ; 2008.
Subjects:
Antarctica > Description and travel.
Human beings > Effect of climate on > Antarctica.
Human beings > Effect of environment on > Antarctica.
Herzog, Werner, > 1942- > Interviews.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Nature films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:An up-close and personal look at one of Antarctica's lesser-known inhabitants: the human. Join Werner Herzog as he shows those amazing individuals who work, play, and struggle to live in some of the world's worst conditions.
Item Description:Originally released in 2007.
Special features: Optional audio commentary by director Werner Herzog, producer Henry Kaiser and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger -- Under the ice (Discovery Films, a Henry Kaiser film ; 36 min.) -- Over the ice (11 min.) -- Dive locker interview: Werner Herzog talks with Rob Robbins and Henry Kaiser (18 min.) -- Slide guitar & exorcism @ the South Pole (a film by Henry Kaiser, 2001, 12 min.) ; Seals & men (3 min.) ; Interview with Jonathan Demme and Werner Herzog (67 min.).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Peter Zeitlinger ; underwater photography, Henry Kaiser ; editor, Joe Bini ; original music, Henry Kaiser, David Lindley ; production sound, Werner Herzog.