Winged Migration
2001 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 12,507 VOTES · DIR. Jacques Perrin
Overview
This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of miles and navigating by the stars. These arduous treks are crucial for survival, seeking hospitable climates and food sources. Birds face numerous challenges, including crossing oceans and evading predators, illness, and injury. Although migrations are undertaken as a community, birds disperse into family units once they reach their destinations, and every continent is affected by these migrations, hosting migratory bird species at least part of the year.
Dialogue Timeline — 90 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:37 ...from south-western Europe to Scandinavia.
00:05:00 They fly, often thousands of miles, beset with danger...
00:06:33 When spring comes, they take wing for the Arctic.
00:10:30 To navigate across the latitudes...
00:10:41 ...as sensitively as a compass needle.
00:13:20 The birds make straight for the far north.
00:23:35 ...from coast to coast...
00:30:03 The greater sage grouse in ldaho.
00:34:24 Their life as a community is over.
00:38:15 Every spring, they quit the ocean waves...
00:41:30 The Arctic summer is short-lived.
00:41:54 Flying south is now a matter of life or death.
00:48:23 ln the fall, there is one prime necessity:
00:56:12 The fall migration thins the ranks.
01:01:38 Traveling into Africa.
01:04:11 ...but many will fall by the wayside.
01:06:46 At the end of their odyssey...
01:08:00 from the Far East to the Siberian tundra.
01:12:01 ...they must take to the skies in their endless search for food.
01:15:34 Sea birds nest on wind-lashed islands.
01:16:57 ...following South Atlantic currents.
01:23:51 Millions of birds have flown thousands of miles.
01:24:52 The promise to return has been fulfilled.
06:02:00 Arctic Circle to the west coast of Africa.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed90
Dialogue density1.0 lines / min
First line00:04:37
Final line06:02:00
Production Record
DirectorJacques Perrin
LanguageFrench
Budget$35,866,397
Revenue$20,217,080
IMDb votes12,507