Clive Oppenheimer

Clive Oppenheimer

Birthday: 1964-05-28

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Biography: Clive Oppenheimer is a professor of volcanology at the University of Cambridge, with wide interests spanning volcanic processes, hazards and impacts, geoarchaeology, and cultural heritage. He has participated in over 30 film and TV productions in assorted roles, including as narrator, presenter, cinematographer, and director. He made 13 research trips to Antarctica. He received the Leif Erikson Award for a lifetime achievement in exploration in 2018, and the Royal Geographical Society’s Murchison Award for publications enhancing the understanding of volcanic processes and impacts in 2005. He is the author of 'Eruptions That Shook the World', which inspired 'Into the Inferno' (2016), his prior film with Werner Herzog.

Movies

Encounters at the End of the World
Encounters at the End of the World

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there,...

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Into the Inferno
Into the Inferno

With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes a...

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Oppenheimer Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Volcano
Oppenheimer Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Volcano

Featuring Clive Oppenheimer, professor of volcanology, this film explores the links between volcanoe...

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Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and ...

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