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RUNTIME
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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Penguins
"For Steve, his adventure isn't all black and white."
2019 1h 16m EN
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SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 60
DocumentaryFamily
Synopsis
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The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.
“For Steve, his adventure isn't all black and white.”
Cast
Ed Helms
Narrator (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jeff Wilson
- Writers
- David Fowler
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 7 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Australia, France.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jeff Wilson, shot by Rolf Steinmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andy Netley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "For Steve, his adventure isn't all black and white.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jeff Wilson directs. Rolf Steinmann behind the camera. Harry Gregson-Williams scores. Andy Netley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia, France. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 7 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Australia, France.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Jeff Wilson, shot by Rolf Steinmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Andy Netley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Marketing tagline: "For Steve, his adventure isn't all black and white.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt8080302 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 11Classified under 11 themes, including "penguin", "wildlife", "antarctica", "nature".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rolf Steinmann
- Original score
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Editing
- Andy Netley
- Runtime
- 76 min · 1h 16m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- G
- IMDB
- Penguins (2019)
Also by
Jeff Wilson
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Disneynature
FR
Film Victoria
AU
Key crew
- Co-DirectorMark Linfield
- ProducerRoy Conli
- ProducerKeith Scholey
- EditorAndy Netley
- ProducerAlastair Fothergill
- ProducerJeff Wilson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- penguin
- wildlife
- antarctica
- nature
- life challenges
- nature documentary
- mating ritual
- mating
- animal life
- animals & nature
- animal documentary
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-03-17G· Sun Valley Film Festival
- Theatrical2019-04-17G
Also known as
International titles
- Disneynature PinguinsBR
