South : Sir Ernest Shackleton's glorious epic of the Antarctic.
South : Sir Ernest Shackleton's glorious epic of the Antarctic.
- London : British Film Institute, 1919
- DVD-Video (80 mins. extra features 45 mins.) Region 0 PAL.
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HURLEY Frank (photographer) HURLEY Frank (photographer)
Film record of Shackleton's attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-1916. First shown in 1919, this was originally a silent movie. "This restored version of the film has been constructed by the National Film and Television Archive [UK] from a wide range of materials. The NFTVA has applied tinting and toning to match the original prints". Additional features: Film commentary; Shacketon's funeral; Map of the expedition with commentary; Southward on the quest - recently discovered footage of the Ross Sea party whose task was to establish a series of supply dumps for Shackleton's group who would not have been able to transport all the food and materials required for their expedition.
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION
POLAR REGIONS
ERNEST SHACKLETON
BFIVD 504
HURLEY Frank (photographer) HURLEY Frank (photographer)
Film record of Shackleton's attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-1916. First shown in 1919, this was originally a silent movie. "This restored version of the film has been constructed by the National Film and Television Archive [UK] from a wide range of materials. The NFTVA has applied tinting and toning to match the original prints". Additional features: Film commentary; Shacketon's funeral; Map of the expedition with commentary; Southward on the quest - recently discovered footage of the Ross Sea party whose task was to establish a series of supply dumps for Shackleton's group who would not have been able to transport all the food and materials required for their expedition.
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION
POLAR REGIONS
ERNEST SHACKLETON