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South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic

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Recently Added • Adventure, Documentary, History, UR, 26-Mar-1920

Shackleton's death over 100 years ago in 1922 is seen to have marked the end of the ‘heroic age’ of Antarctic exploration. A record of one of the greatest survival stories in the history of exploration, South is the original film – exquisitely photographed by Frank Hurley – of Shackleton’s 1914-16 Endurance expedition to Antarctica, during which the ship was crushed by ice, stranding the crew.

Tags
Antarctica, Icebergs, Expeditions, South Georgia, Shackleton, Ernest (1874-1922), Valparaiso, Endurance (Shackleton's ship), Ice breakers, Shipping disasters, Sledge Dogs, Cape pigeons, Petrels, Albatrosses, Emperor penguins, King penguins, Whaling, Elephant seals, Migration, Seals, Receptions (welcoming)
Cast
Ernest Shackleton expedition leader
F.A. Worsley captain of 'Endurance'
J. Stenhouse captain of the 'Aurora'
L. Hussey meteorologist
Crew
Frank Hurley director

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