South & The Heroic Age Of Antarctic Exploration On Film

Photographed by frank hurley, south is the film record of sir ernest shackleton's heroic but ill-starred attempt to cross antarctica in 1914-16. It is both a unique historical document, and a tribute to the indomitable courage of a small party of men who set out on a voyage of discovery that turned into an epic struggle for survival. Restored by the bfi national archive from a wide range of materials, tinting and toning was applied to match the original prints and has produced this handsome and richly coloured testament to a remarkable episode in the history of exploration. It is presented with an extensive collection of films many previously unseen from around the world, highlighting various expeditions from the heroic age of antarctic exploration.Limited edition 3-disc set presented in high definition and standard definitionnewly recorded score for south by neil brandaudio commentary on south by luke mckernanshackleton's funeral 1922, 4 mins southward on the 'quest' 1922 : a record of the shackleton-rowett antarctic expedition of 1921. Sir ernest shackleton's fourth and final voyage to antarctica which marked the end of the heroic age on the high seas footage from southward on the quest ross sea party 9 mins, silent with commentary by kelly tyler additional footage from south 17 mins shackleton speaks 1909, 1 min roald amundsens sydpolsferd 1910-12 1912, 17 mins departure of the british antarctic expedition from lyttelton nz 1908, 2 mins home of the blizzard 1913, 67 mi...

Photographed by frank hurley, south is the film record of sir ernest shackleton's heroic but ill-starred attempt to cross antarctica in 1914-16. It is both