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RUNTIME
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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020 1h 18m EN
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7.7
BANGER
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6.9
IMDB
★7.7TMDB · 9★6.9IMDB · 196
DocumentaryAdventureFamily
Synopsis
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A witty and tenacious team of filmmakers brave the Antarctic to film Disneynature's "Penguins."
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Blair Underwood
Narrator (voice)
Matthew Aeberhard
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John Aitchison
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Doug Anderson
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Tom Beldam
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Sophie Darlington
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Alastair Fothergill
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Jamie McPherson
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Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alastair Fothergill
- Writers
- David H. Fowler
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 6 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alastair Fothergill, shot by Julie Moniere. 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 Dan Berridge. 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 Dan Glendenning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Blair Underwood and Matthew Aeberhard and John Aitchison carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt12080904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alastair Fothergill directs. Julie Moniere behind the camera. Dan Berridge scores. Dan Glendenning cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 6 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Alastair Fothergill, shot by Julie Moniere. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Dan Berridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Dan Glendenning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Blair Underwood and Matthew Aeberhard and John Aitchison carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt12080904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Julie Moniere
- Original score
- Dan Berridge
- Editing
- Dan Glendenning
- Runtime
- 78 min · 1h 18m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 196 votes
- MPAA
- G
Also by
Alastair Fothergill
Production companies
Who made it
Disneynature
FR
Silverback Films
GB
Key crew
- ProducerRoy Conli
- Head of ProductionJane Hamlin
- ProducerSimon Nash
- ColoristAdam Inglis
- EditorDan Glendenning
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- penguin
- wildlife
- antarctica
- nature documentary
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2020-04-03· Disney+
Also known as
International titles
- Pinguine Leben am LimitDE
- Disneynature: Pinguins: Vida ao ExtremoBR
