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Penguin falling through ice clip (see background tab)

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Penguin falling through ice clip (see background tab)

Penguin falling through ice clip (see background tab)

Part one of four from this full length documentary.

Part one of four from this full length documentary.

Part two of four from this full length documentary.

Part two of four from this full length documentary.

Part three of four from this full length documentary.

Part three of four from this full length documentary.

Part four of four from this full length documentary.

Part four of four from this full length documentary.

The credits from this documentary.

The credits from this documentary.

Emperors of Antarctica

Television (Full Length) – 1992

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This film tells the story of Antarctica’s emperor penguin (the inspiration behind Happy Feet) and how they survive vicious blizzards and -50°C temperatures. It also retraces the epic “worst journey in the world” which explorer Edward Wilson made to discover these remarkable birds. Max Quinn won a best director award at the 1994 NZ Television Awards for the Antarctic Trilogy Emperors was part of. The trilogy helped establish NHNZ’s relationship with Discovery Channel. As this backgrounder explains, the scene of a penguin falling through ice (clip one) became a YouTube hit.

Key Cast & Crew

Eugene Fraser

Narrator

Mervyn Aitchison

Sound Mix

Graeme Perkins

Composer

Marilyn McArthur

Editor

Neil Harraway

Writer, Producer

Max Quinn

Director, Camera

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Natural History New Zealand

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Natural History New Zealand

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