Journey to the Edge of the Universe

Journey to the Edge of the Universe is a documentary film broadcast on National Geographic and the Discovery Channel.[1] It depicts a simulated space journey from Earth to the edge of the universe.[2] The US edition was narrated by Alec Baldwin and the UK edition by Sean Pertwee.[1]

Journey to the Edge of the Universe
GenreDocumentary
Written byNigel Henbest, Billie Pink
Directed byYavar Abbas
StarringAlec Baldwin
Sean Pertwee
Paul Essiembre
Narrated byAlec Baldwin (US)
Sean Pertwee (UK)
Paul Essiembre (Canada)
Music byAnne Nikitin
Ty Unwin
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Producer(s)Yavar Abbas
John Vandervelde
Editor(s)Zeliha Bozkurt
Benjamin Casper
Benedict Jackson
Running time91 minutes
Production company(s)Handel Productions
National Geographic Channel
Pioneer Productions
DistributorNational Geographic Channel
Discovery Channel
Release
Original release
  • December 7, 2008 (2008-12-07)

The documentary runs 91 minutes and was broadcast on December 7, 2008.[3]

Synopsis

The documentary gives the impression of using a single, continuous take to visualize a journey from the Earth to the edge of the Universe,[4] which is explained to be the Big Bang.[2] CGI animation was used to create the film.[4]

Media

Both Blu-ray and DVD releases of the documentary were released on 31 March 2009.[5][6]

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See also

References
  1. "Journey to the Edge of the Universe". infocobuild. Archived from the original on 2016-03-19.
  2. Lili Vehikite (May 1, 2018). "Documentary Review | Journey to the Edge of the Universe". Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. "National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe DVD". pbs.org. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. "Journey to the Edge of the Universe (2008)". CosmoLearning Astronomy.
  5. "Amazon DVD release information".
  6. "Amazon Blu-ray release information".


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