Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Exempt
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035673005040
Format: Black & White, PAL, Silent
Label: Bfi Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Bfi Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Bfi Video
Release Date: May 27, 2002
Running Time: 80 minutes
Studio: Bfi Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1919

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Rating: - FANTASTIC
After reading the book whatching this documentary makes it all come alive.
Truly a wonderful gemm (Cousteau avant la lettre).
I preferred watching it without sound (so I don't hear the piano) and try to imagine the true sound and atmosphere. Come the think of it I should try crawling into my freezer and watch it from there.

For those who love Antartic and Artic exploring this is a must.

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Rating: - More for understanding than excitement.
Frank Hurley's 1919 film must have been awe inspiring when showing it at the time and to really enjoy this footage you need to look at it purely in the context of its time. For me, the most interesting part of the footage are the spontaneous scenes, men `fighting' with the dogs and the football game, which are on the `cut' scenes - they have a much more natural and relaxed atmosphere. To the `uninitiated', there is no story, just a series of scenes with a few notes of commentary in between. However, ... Read More

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Rating: - A bit of a bore.
My recent interest in Shackleton was raised after watching the BBC drama starring Kenneth Branagh. I then read Endurance by Alfred Lansing. A superb account of the expedition and the near death experiences of the party in their attempts to escape the ice floes.

I therefore looked forward with huge anticipation to watching South and the footage shot by Frank Hurley. However, what was assembled - presumably with the help of Shackleton himself - is a fairly tame tale of good old British comradeship ... Read More

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Rating: - The restored 1919 documentary by Frank Hurley
With the recent two-part television movie of "Shackleton," there should be renewed interest in this documentary feature. "South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition" is Frank Hurley's 1919 film record restored in 199 by the British Film Institute. Quite simply, this is the historic film record of the now famous survival story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance taken by Australian cinematographer and documentararian Frank Hurley, who accompanied the expedition on the first leg of ... Read More

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Rating: - Priceless
I couldn't bear to give this less than five stars after everything expedition photographer Frank Hurley went through. The film from Shackleton's expedition is wonderful glimpse into a past age, and Hurley's daring efforts provide some awesome and dramatic images. The last twenty minutes or so is of little interest to the modern viewer as it consists mainly of wildlife film of South Georgia - fascinating to the public in 1919 perhaps but far surpassed by more recent work.
The commentary adds greatly to the ... Read More

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