The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

Dec 21 2001 G 1h 37m
Documentary, History

Documentary on the Shackleton Antartic expedition. A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in and the crew of his vessel 'The Endurance', which was trapped in the ice floes and frigid open ocean of the Antarctic in 1914. Shackleton decided, with many of his crew injured and weak from exposure and starvation, to take a team of his fittest men and attempt to find help. Setting out in appalling conditions with hopelessly inadequate equipment, they endured all weather and terrain and finally reached safety. Persuading a local team of his confidence that the abandoned team would still be alive, he set out again to find them. After almost 2 years trapped on the ice, all members of the crew were finally rescued.

Plot

A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition members, plus archived audio interviews with expedition members, and a generous helping of the footage and still photos shot on the expedition.

Written by

Caroline Alexander, Joseph Dorman

Directed by

George Butler

Cast

Liam Neeson, Julian Ayer, John Blackborow

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden

Production Companies

Discovery Channel Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 8 wins & 8 nominations total

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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
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