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...As You've Never Seen It Before.
| From the creators of Blue Planet: Seas of Life comes this epic series celebrating the Earth as never before. With an unprecedented production budget, using high definition photography and revolutionary ultra-high speed cameras, five years in the making, over 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen across 200 locations, Planet Earth is the ultimate portrait of our planet. This stunning television experience captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with out planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, Planet Earth takes you to places you've never been to experience sights and sounds never before captured on film. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the beauty and majesty of Planet Earth. Planet Earth: The Complete Collection includes all 11 episodes: From Pole to Pole, Mountains, Fresh Water, Caves, Deserts, Ice Worlds, The Great Plains, Forests, Jungles, The Shallow Seas, and Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep. |
"...a series so compelling that it puts all other shows in the shade...a joy to behold...mindblowing... Daily Mirror
"...the new gold standard in nature documentaries...absolutely riveting... Dan Mancini, DVD Verdict
"...shows just how far nature photography has come. It's the best I've seen, and the cameras go places no one has gone before. James Plath, DVD Town
"...an excellent documentary and one that both offers beautiful imagery and interesting locations. Jeff Swindoll, Monsters and Critics
"Planet Earth is the BBC's Natural History Unit at its biggest and boldest. Sunday Times
"A tour de force...A masterpiece. The New York Times
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Editor's Note
With both impressive scope and incredible detail, PLANET EARTH explores the entire world using high definition cinematography. Boasting a budget of over $25 million, this BBC/Discovery Channel co-production exposes the beauty of the earth and its animal inhabitants from a cuddly panda cub to an attacking shark. David Attenborough narrates, as the vivid documentary takes to the sea, as well as to the mountains, caves, deserts, jungles, and more. With 40 cameramen traveling to 200 locations, this is an epic series that can't be missed. This set contains every episode: "Living Planet," "Mountains," "Fresh Water," "Caves," "Deserts," "Frozen Worlds," "The Great Plains," "Forests," "Jungles," "The Shallow Seas," "Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep," and "Planet Earth - The Future."
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Studio: Warner |
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Release Date: 4/24/2007 |
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Running Time: 550 minutes |
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Original Release Date: 2007 |
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Catalog ID: 029380 |
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UPC: 00794051293824 |
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Number of Discs: 5 |
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Original Language: English |
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Available Audio Tracks: English |
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Video: Color |
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Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
Entertainment Reviews
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Planet Earth (BBC) - The Complete Series - DVD
By: Michael Jones
Blogcritics.org Reviews
Published on: 4/30/2007 10:15 PM
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| How does one even begin to lay down the words that would even dare to try to encompass and review the DVD boxset of the BBC’s nature documentary/mini-series Planet Earth, and not instantly feel insignificant and otherwise insufficient for the task? Bearing in mind that the overall cost of production was around $25 million and that filming occurred over the span of 62 countries, 204 individual locations, all over a period of five years, perhaps such feelings are not altogether unwarranted. ...read the full review | |
Cast & Crew
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Alastair Fothergill - Director |
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Andy Netley - Editor |
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David Attenborough - Writer |
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David Attenborough - Narrated By |
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George Fenton - Original Music By |
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Jo Payne - Editor |
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Mike Madden - Cinematographer |
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Sigourney Weaver - Narrated By |
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Vanessa Berlowitz, et. al. - Producer |
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Alastair Fothergill - Producer |
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Maureen Lemire - Executive Producer |
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Michael Kelem, et. al. - Cinematographer |
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Sam Watts - Original Music By |
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Thom Sulek - Editor |
Awards
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Nominee (2007) |
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British Academy Awards, Planet Earth, Audience Award (TV) |
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British Academy Awards, George Fenton, Best Original Television Music |
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British Academy Awards, Andrew Shillabeer, Best Photography Factual |
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British Academy Awards, Andrew Wilson, et. al., Best Sound Factual |
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British Academy Awards, Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual |
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Winner (2007) |
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Emmy, Doug Allen, et. al., Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming |
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Emmy, George Fenton, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) |
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Emmy, Maureen Lemire, et. al., Outstanding Nonfiction Series |
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Emmy, Kate Hopkins, Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |
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Nominee (2007) |
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Emmy, Andy Netley, Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming |
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Emmy, Graham Wild, Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |
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Emmy, Vanessa Berlowitz, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming |
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