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The Great White Silence( 1924)

TV-MADocumentary
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Overview

Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica as part of Captain Scott's ill-fated South pole expedition and shot the footage that makes up this extraordinary documentary.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Falcon Scott

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      Herbert G. Ponting

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      Henry R. Bowers

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      Edgar Evans

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      Lawrence E.G. Oates

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      Edward Adrian Wilson

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    The fact that Capt. Robert Falcon Scott had the presence of mind to ensure that a cinematographer accompanied his expedition to conquer the South Pole allows us - 100 years later - to enjoy this fascinating documentary. It has been recently restored to commemorate the centenary of the ultimately doomed attempt to reach their southernmost tip of the world before his Norwegian rival Amundsen. Using original imagery from their travels, we see the planning, voyage and initial stages of their journey across Antarctica. We get a true sense of the arduous nature of their travails, the weather at sea a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • antarctica
    • south pole