• Film ID:
  • 8425
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=80 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • Silent.
SOUTH (SHACKLETON'S ANTARCTIC DOCUMENTARY) (1916)
Cast
Sir Ernest Shackleton. Huskies. Ice. Suffering Penguins.
Director(s)
Frank Hurley.
Categories
Classics. Documentary. Natural History (Wildlife). Silent. Sea/Rivers/Boats/etc. Recommended. Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). Rob Recommends.
Review

Photographed by Frank Hurley and restored by the National Film and Television Archive, "South" records Sir Ernest Shackleton's heroic but doomed 1914 attempt to cross Antarctica. This unique piece of history is also a visually stunning story of strength and survival.

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