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March of the Penguins

  • January 26, 2005
  • 80 min.
  • Documentary, Family
  • France
  • United States
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!

Original title: La Marche de l'empereur

3

nominations

33%

winning rate

1

win

Academy Awards #78 - 2006

Award People Status
Best Documentary Feature Film Luc Jacquet, Yves Darondeau Winner

British Academy Film Awards #59 - 2006

Award People Status
Best Cinematography Laurent Chalet, Jerome Maison
Best Film Editing Sabine Emiliani

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