March of the Penguins

March of the Penguins (aka La Marche de l'empereur) is a documentary film by Luc Jacquet.

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Documentary film - Luc Jacquet

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The film depicts the yearly journeys of the Emperor Penguins of Antarctica. In the fall, all the penguins of breeding age (five years old and over) leave the ocean, their normal habitat, to walk inland to their ancestral breeding grounds. There, the penguins will participate in a courtship that, if successful, will result in the creation of new life. For the chick to survive, both parents must make multiple arduous journeys between the ocean and the breeding grounds over the ensuing months.

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Emperor Penguin - Antarctica - Fall - Habitat

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It took one year to shoot the movie, around the French scientific base Dumont d'Urville in Adélie Land.

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Dumont d'Urville - Adélie Land

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The English language release was narrated by American actor Morgan Freeman.

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English language - American - Actor - Morgan Freeman

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