The Endurance : Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition / a White Mountain Films / Nova co-production in association with Shackleton Schools [and others] ; Morgan Stanley presents ; written by Caroline Alexander, Joseph Dorman ; produced and directed by George Butler.
Documentary. Based on the book by Caroline Alexander. Videodisc release of the 2000 documentary film. Special features: featurettes; isolated score; director's commentary; bonus trailers, animated selections. Narrator, Liam Neeson ; voices: Simon Prebble, Drew DeCarvalho, Steven Crossley, Dominic Hawksley, Paul Ricketts.
Summary:
In August, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, renowned explorer set sail with 27 men on his ship The Endurance. His plan was to be the first expedition to cross the Antarctic continent. Marooned on four feet of ice, in over 8,000 feet deep water, Shackleton and his crew survived some 635 days and nights, without proper shelter or rations, enduring the harshest conditions imaginable.
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