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2005 · France

March of the Penguins

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
80 min
Age rating
G
Language
French
Country
France

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • In French — subtitles on.

The story

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!!

  • cold
  • parent child relationship
  • penguin
  • brood
  • autonomy
  • survival
  • wildlife
  • snow
  • antarctica
  • struggle for survival

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Luc Jacquet

Production

Rating
7.1 / 10 · 1,243 ratings
Studio
National Geographic Films, Bonne Pioche, Wild Bunch, APC, French Polar Institute