
Into the Inferno(2016)
With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.


“Off the map, things get strange.”
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.

Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)

Clive Oppenheimer
Self - Volcanologist
Scott Rowland
Self - Transportation Dept
Stefan Pashov
Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
Doug MacAyeal
Self - Glaciologist
Ryan Andrew Evans
Self - Filmmaker, Cook
Kevin Emery
Self - Survival School Instructor
Olav T. Oftedal
Self - Nutritional Ecologist
Regina Eisert
Self - Physiologist
David R. Pacheco Jr.
Self - Journeyman Plumber
Encounters at the End of the World is a documentary film released in 2007 exploring themes of marine biologist, penguin, iceberg, volcano, wilderness, research station. Directed by Werner Herzog, it stars Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Scott Rowland. Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
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