South (Import) (DVD)

In his stunning documentary, Australian photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer Frank Hurley captures the astonishing true story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated two-year Antarctic expedition aboard the ship, the Endurance. In July 1914, Shackleton and his 28-man crew (including Hurley) sailed from England for Antarctica, hoping to be the first explorers to cross the continent. However, 80 miles from land, the Endurance became locked in impenetrable pack ice. For the next nine months, the crew desperately tried to cut "leads," and batter through to open water. Hurley's glorious images show the ghostly Endurance landlocked in unremitting white ice, as far as the eye can see. In August of 1915, the crew and their 70 sleigh dogs were forced to abandon the Endurance as the pressure of the ice began crushing the ship. The crew was able to row to Elephant Island, where 22 remained, while Shackleton and five others attempted the desperate 800-mile voyage to inhabited South Georgia Island. Miraculously, all of the men survived the two-year ordeal, and Hurley was able to save 150 of his 400 glass plate negatives and all of his film reels to provide this dazzling documentation of the Endurance's harrowing experience.A restored and tinted version of Frank Hurley's film record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's heroic but ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914.

• Category:  Video  »  Documentaries  »  Documentaries, General
• Format: DVD
• Region: Region 0 (Can be played worlwide.)  Learn more about Region formats.
  
• Number of Discs: 1
• UPC/EAN: 5035673005040
• WAPI (Tower ID): 107103540
• Studio: BFI VIDEO
• Release Date: May 27, 2002
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #76722 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
• #69 in Documentaries (See Top 100 Documentaries Bestsellers)
• #69 in Documentaries, General (See Top 100 Documentaries, General Bestsellers)

"...Hurley's inspired grasp of movement and composition retains a timeless charm and beauty..."
Los Angeles Times - p.F3~22/02/2000

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