March of the Penguins

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March of the Penguins is a 2005 French nature documentary film that follows the annual journey of emperor penguins in Antarctica, renowned for its emotional storytelling and striking cinematography.

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instanceOf documentary film
film
nature documentary
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
César Award for Best Documentary Film
boxOffice over $120 million
cinematographyBy Jérôme Maison
Laurent Chalet
countryOfFilming Antarctica
countryOfOrigin France
depicts breeding cycle of emperor penguins
harsh Antarctic environment
director Luc Jacquet
distributedBy Buena Vista International
surface form: Buena Vista International France

Warner Independent Pictures
filmingTechnique on-location wildlife cinematography
follows annual migration of emperor penguins
genre documentary
nature documentary
wildlife film
hasSequel March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
mainSubject emperor penguin
MPAARating G
musicBy Alexandre Desplat
narrationStyle voice-over narration
narrator Charles Berling
Jules Sitruk NERFINISHED
Morgan Freeman
Romane Bohringer
nominatedFor BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
notableFor emotional storytelling
striking cinematography
originalLanguage French
originalTitle La Marche de l'empereur
productionCompany Bonne Pioche
National Geographic Documentary Films
surface form: National Geographic Feature Films
releaseDateFrance 26 January 2005
releaseDateUnitedStates 24 June 2005
releaseYear 2005
runtimeMinutes 80
setting Antarctic winter
subjectOf critical acclaim for cinematography
discussion on anthropomorphism in nature documentaries
targetAudience general audience
title March of the Penguins self-link
writer Luc Jacquet
Michel Fessler

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