Morgan Freeman narrated the English-language version of the 2005 documentary film March of the Penguins.
The film, originally titled La Marche de l'empereur, was directed by Luc Jacquet and follows emperor penguins during their annual journey across Antarctica. Its French release used narration by Roman Polanski, while the widely distributed English-language version featured Freeman.
The documentary focuses on the species’ breeding cycle, including the long trek inland, courtship, egg transfer, and the parents’ alternating efforts to protect and feed the chick. Its dramatic presentation helped introduce emperor penguin biology to a large international audience.
The title can cause confusion because different language versions use different narrators. David Attenborough has narrated several major wildlife documentaries, but he did not narrate the English version of this film. March of the Penguins won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.