

Frozen Planet
2011-10-26 · 50 min / episode · ★ 8.4
David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.
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- Germany, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
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