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As co-directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill, the nature documentary Earth represents an edited-down version of the 12-hour small-screen miniseries Planet Earth, reslated for cinematic release. The program provides a sweeping 99-minute tour of our home planet's biosphere -- spanning every level of gaze, from the epic crystal-clear shots of the Earth hovering in space to the hyper-specific a mother polar bear and her cubs waking from a lengthy period of hibernation. The film almost exclusively ...
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Overview

As co-directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill, the nature documentary Earth represents an edited-down version of the 12-hour small-screen miniseries Planet Earth, reslated for cinematic release. The program provides a sweeping 99-minute tour of our home planet's biosphere -- spanning every level of gaze, from the epic crystal-clear shots of the Earth hovering in space to the hyper-specific a mother polar bear and her cubs waking from a lengthy period of hibernation. The film almost exclusively emphasizes the behavior of the animal populations that inhabit the Earth, yet carefully omits shots that depict the more gory predatory behavior of species, rendering it family-friendly. It also employs a chronological approach -- beginning in January in the Arctic wilderness, and moving progressively through the four seasons and 12 months comprising a single year, until it hits late December -- contrasting various geographic regions of the Earth as shot in various seasons. Above all else, a cautionary message underscores this footage; as in An Inconvenient Truth, the filmmakers continually remind their audience that despite the grandiloquence present onscreen, all may be lost if humankind is not careful.
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Special Features

Public Performance Rights, Educator's Guide, Exclusive Educational Bonus Features, Assessment Tools, Correlated to National Curriculum Standards
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Jason Buchanan
The producers of Planet Earth bring the award-winning nature series to the big screen with Earth, a visually spectacular, occasionally heart-wrenching nature documentary tracing the migrations of three animal families over the course of one year. And though the perilous journeys taken by these persevering creatures forms the crux of Earth's storyline, the film's secondary message may be its most crucial: in order to ensure that the delicate balance of nature remains, humankind must take serious measures to reduce our ecological footprint before the damage done to our environment becomes irreversible. It should come as no surprise that Earth arrives in theaters courtesy of Disney, the same studio that brought us Nature's Half Acre approximately 50 years prior, because both films employ innovative filming techniques to explore our natural surroundings even if the stories here are told on a much grander scale, and the end product will appeal just as much to wide-eyed youngsters as it will to environmentally conscious adults. The story gets under way in winter, as a mother polar bear and her two cubs emerge from hibernation in search of sustenance. Their father is away on the hunt, but should he fail to find food the entire family may starve. Meanwhile, a herd of elephants makes its way across the dusty African plane while fending off the advances of hungry lions, and a mother humpback whale and her cub travel halfway across the planet to feed on krill in Antarctica. We follow each of these animal families over 12 arduous months, during which they face moments of harrowing peril while strengthening their bonds and, in some cases, following the same migratory paths that their ancestors have walked for hundreds -- if not thousands -- of years. As the seasons turn, we intermittently break from these main storylines to explore various unique natural environments and get familiarized with some unique species of animals with which humans rarely interact. First and foremost, Earth is geared toward families, a selling point that ensures the occasional tense moments of predator versus prey never get graphic: a breathtaking chase in which a wolf pursues a baby caribou ends with the wolf simply standing dominant over its exhausted prize, and a cheetah seems to lovingly embrace its prey during a slow-motion scene that is more mesmerizing than horrifying. Narrator James Earl Jones does well to steer the viewer's emotions toward wonder and amazement by offering commentary that is slyly humorous and fascinatingly informative, while Martin Elsbury and Vartan Nazarian's expert editing keeps the mood relatively light by gently guiding us from one amazing scene to the next. But the true heroes of this remarkable production have to be cinematographers Richard Brooks Burton, Mike Holding, and Andrew Shillabeer, who put their own instincts for self-preservation aside to capture images of near-impossible beauty. And their heroic efforts are backed up by George Fenton's sweeping score, an appropriately grandiose work that occasionally gives Earth the feel of a big Hollywood production. While more sensitive children may get spooked by some of Earth's more intense imagery a shot of a great white shark bursting through the water like a demon through hellfire could prove nightmare-inducing, the overall tone of the film is absolutely appropriate for all ages, and it's never too early to learn the importance of preserving our planet.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/31/2009
  • UPC: 786936799705
  • Original Release: 2007

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  • Source: Disney Educational
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 27,107

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
James Earl Jones Voice Only
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Participant
Paul McGann Voice Only
George Fenton Conductor
Technical Credits
Alastair Fothergill Director, Screenwriter
Mark Linfield Director, Screenwriter
Doug Allan Cinematographer
Andrew Anderson Cinematographer
Paul Atkins Cinematographer
Stefan Beiten Executive Producer
Barrie Britton Cinematographer
Richard Burton Cinematographer
Melissa Caron Associate Producer
Simon Carroll Cinematographer
Rod Clarke Cinematographer
Martyn Colbeck Cinematographer
Doug Anderson Cinematographer
Martin Elsbury Editor
Justin Evans Cinematographer
Wade Fairley Cinematographer
George Fenton Score Composer
Martyn Freeman Executive Producer
Wayne Garvie Executive Producer
Ted Giffords Cinematographer
Michael Henrichs Associate Producer
Amanda Hill Associate Producer
Mike Holding Cinematographer
Kate Hopkins Sound/Sound Designer
Amanda Hutchinson Production Designer
Michael Kelem Cinematographer
Simon King Cinematographer
Mandy Knight Production Designer
Justin Maguire Cinematographer
Leslie Megahey Screenwriter
Toshihiro Muta Cinematographer
Didier Noiret Cinematographer
Tim Owens Sound/Sound Designer
Andrew Penniket Cinematographer
Mike Phillips Executive Producer
Adam Ravetch Cinematographer
Rick Rosenthal Cinematographer
Peter Scoones Cinematographer
Tim Shepherd Cinematographer
Andrew Shillabeer Cinematographer
Andre Sikojev Executive Producer
Warwick Sloss Cinematographer
Paul Stewart Cinematographer
Sophokles Tasioulis Producer
Gavin Thurston Cinematographer
Alix Tidmarsh Producer
Nick Turner Cinematographer
Jeff Turner Cinematographer
John Waters Cinematographer
Nikolaus Weil Executive Producer
Andrew Wilson Sound/Sound Designer
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The movie was so good! really amazing shots.

    Fantastic pictures of life's miraculous facets. Nature needs our help.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    great movie on the life of animals for one years time frame.

    Very interactive with true life.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    EARTH DVD

    It was awful the way the film crew sat there and watched a polar bear starve to death when they could have shot one of the million warlrus'.
    I don't really recommend the piece.

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