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

An extraordinary story of survival in the wastes of Antarctica.

Documentary 1919 81 mins Silent

Director: Frank Hurley

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Overview

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. Now considered the world’s first documentary feature, South was restored in pre-digital days by the BFI National Archive with its original tinting. The film was digitally remastered for its centenary release in 2019, with a newly commissioned score by Neil Brand.

Shackleton's death over 100 years ago in 1922 is seen to have marked the end of the ‘heroic age’ of Antarctic exploration.

Director

Frank Hurley

Featuring

Ernest Shackleton , F.A. Worsley , J. Stenhouse and L. Hussey

Genres

Documentary

Certificate

no material likely to offend or harm

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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