Journey to the Edge of the Universe

Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Nigel Henbest, Billie Pink
Directed by	Yavar Abbas
Starring	Alec Baldwin; Sean Pertwee; Paul Essiembre
Narrated by	Alec Baldwin (US); Sean Pertwee (UK); Paul Essiembre (Canada)
Music by	Anne Nikitin; Ty Unwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Yavar Abbas; John Vandervelde
Editors	Zeliha Bozkurt; Benjamin Casper; Benedict Jackson
Running time	91 minutes
Production companies	Handel Productions; National Geographic Channel; Pioneer Productions
Distributor	National Geographic Channel; Discovery Channel
Release
Original release	December 7, 2008;

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]

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]

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

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