National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe

National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe (2008)
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Director
Yavar Abbas
Scenario
Nigel Henbest
Actors
Photo Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Narrator (voice)
Photo Sean Pertwee
Sean Pertwee
Narrator (voice)
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Short description

This documentary presents a visual tour of the cosmos, starting from Earth and moving toward the furthest reaches of space. Using a single continuous camera movement, the film explores various astronomical phenomena, including the birth of stars, black holes, and distant planets. It combines actual footage from spacecraft and major telescopes, such as the Hubble, with computer-generated imagery and special effects to depict the origins of life and the scale of the universe.

Directed by Yavar Abbas and written by Nigel Henbest, the film was a joint production between National Geographic and Pioneer Productions in the United Kingdom and United States. It features the voices of Alec Baldwin and Sean Pertwee as narrators. Released on December 6, 2008, the production has a runtime of 91 minutes. The film has been well received by viewers, maintaining a rating of 8.4/10 on IMDb from 4,600 votes and 7.7/10 on TMDB from 103 votes.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The shining, multicolored tunnels shown during the traversal of vast distances are so-called wormholes. These refer to a hypothetical topological feature of spacetime, representing a 'tunnel' in space at any given moment.

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