| | | ...As You've Never Seen it Before.
Features: DVD
From the makers of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, with an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.Volume Three features the programs Great Plains, Jungles, and Shallow Seas.
"This is the best DVD of the year...an absolutely extraordinary achievement." Chicago Tribune
"...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
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 the foxes of the Tibetan Plateau to the humpback whales of the polar seas. David Attenborough narrates as the vivid documentary takes viewers to Africa's vast savannahs, Uganda's lush jungles, and Indonesia's teeming coral reefs. With 40 cameramen traveling to 200 locations, this is an epic series that can't be missed. This set features a trilogy of habitats that only scrape the surface on the planet's diversity: "Great Plains," "Jungles," and "Shallow Seas."
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 3/31/2009 |
| Running Time: 150 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2008 | | Catalog ID: 1000037146 | | UPC: 00883929010462 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
British Academy Awards (2007) | | | Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, Nominee, Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual | | | Andrew Shillabeer, Nominee, Best Photography Factual | | | Andrew Wilson, et. al., Nominee, Best Sound Factual | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Andy Netley, Nominee, Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming |  | Doug Allen, et. al., Winner, Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | | George Fenton, Winner, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | |
British Academy Awards (2007) | | | George Fenton, Nominee, Best Original Television Music | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Graham Wild, Nominee, Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | | Kate Hopkins, Winner, Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | | Maureen Lemire, et. al., Winner, Outstanding Nonfiction Series | |
British Academy Awards (2007) | | | Planet Earth, Nominee, Audience Award (TV) | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Vanessa Berlowitz, Nominee, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming |
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| | Professional Reviews | DVD Verdict 10 of 10
Simply put, Planet Earth is the new gold standard in nature documentaries. Produced by Alastair Fothergill and the BBC's Natural History Unit as a follow-up to their universally lauded oceanographic series, The Blue Planet, this 11-part examination of the majestic beauty of Earth's remotest landscapes and rarest species is guaranteed to take your breath away. The show offers a whirlwind tour of the planet, sweeping viewers in grand aerial shots from artic tundra to craggy mountains to surging deserts to rainforests and oceans teeming with life. Along the way we get a brand new glimpse of the life-and-death struggle unfolding daily in the wilds of our globe...Like all nature series, each episode of Planet Earth draws its dramatic intensity from the relentless struggle between life and death--and the show is, indeed, dramatically intense. Placid shots of achingly beautiful flora, fauna, and sprawling landscapes are juxtaposed against the never-ending contest between predator and prey. Planet Earth is absolutely riveting, but not for the feint of heart...It is the astounding breadth, scope, and depth of Planet Earth that makes it revolutionary. - Dan Mancini
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