Title from sell sheet. Bonus features: audio commentary by film historian Luke McKernan (2002); audio recording Ernest Shackleton: departure of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition from Lyttelton, Zew Zealand (1908, 8 minutes); Antarctic Expedition: Sir George Newnes' farewell to officer and crew (1 minute); Shackleton:South Georgia birds (1920, 13 minutes); Shackleton's boat journey (1999, 31 minutes); Southward on the quest (1922 except, 8 minutes). Ernest Shackleton.
Summary:
It is the original documentary of the greatest epic in the history of exploration, produced by Shackleton and Frank Hurley. When Shackleton set sail on the Endurance on August 8, 1914, he planned a brave attempt to cross the continent of Antarctica via the South Pole. But within a day2s travel, the Endurance was trapped in unusually heavy pack ice. What followed is one of the most spectacular adventure stories ever an unbelievable tale of courage and survival. The crew drifted on ice floes for months before landing on the completely deserted Elephant Island. With no chance for rescue, Ernest Shackleton and five of his men made an 850-mile journey in an open boat with only a sextant to guide them across the roughest seas in the world. Made newly relevant with the 2022 discovery of the Endurance at the bottom of the Weddell Sea this Milestone Films release of South is newly restored in 2K by the BFI National Archive with the original tints and toning and a new orchestral score by Neil Brand performed by Covent Garden Sinfonia, making this Blu-ray release one to cherish.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.